Tippo is an unincorporated community located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States, located approximately 10 miles (16 km) from Swan Lake; 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Glendora; and approximately 14 miles (23 km) from Charleston. Tippo is located at the intersection of Tippo and Sharkey roads.

Tippo, Mississippi
Tippo, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Tippo, Mississippi
Tippo, Mississippi
Tippo, Mississippi is located in the United States
Tippo, Mississippi
Tippo, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°54′43″N 90°10′50″W / 33.91194°N 90.18056°W / 33.91194; -90.18056
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyTallahatchie
Elevation
144 ft (44 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38962
Area code662
GNIS feature ID678774[1]

Tippo has a post office with ZIP code 38962.[2]

The community is named after Tippo Bayou.[3]

Education

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Tippo is in the East Tallahatchie School District.[4][5] Charleston High School is the area high school.

Coahoma Community College is the designated community college.[6]

Notable person

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References

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  1. ^ "Tippo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population". www.zipinfo.com.
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tallahatchie County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tippo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ "Student Residency" (Archive). Coahoma Community College. Retrieved on July 8, 2017. "Out-of-District Resident: A student who does not live within Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica Counties but does live in some other county in Mississippi."
  7. ^ "Mose Allison". www.msbluestrail.org.