Vicksburg, Mississippi

Vicksburg is the 20th-largest city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is the seat of the County of Warren. It is the only city in the county. It is a riverport on the east bank of the Mississippi River. It is most famous for the American Civil War battle fought there, in which the Union won. It is the county seat of Warren County, Mississippi. In 2020, the population (the number of people living there) was 25,740.^[5]

Vicksburg, Mississippi
City
Clockwise from top: Vicksurg National Military Park, The Vicksburg Hotel view, U.S. Post Office in Downtown Vicksburg, Lower Mississippi River Museum in Vicksburg and MS American Song Boat on Yazoo River
Nickname(s):  "Gibraltar of the Confederacy",[1] "Red Carpet City of the South"[2]
Location of Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi (left) and of Warren County in Mississippi
Interactive map of Vicksburg
Coordinates: 32°20′10″N 90°52′31″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Warren
Founded	1811 (214 years ago) (1811)
Incorporated	January 29, 1825 (200 years ago) (1825-01-29)
Named for	Newitt Vick
Area [3]
• City	35.09 sq mi (90.89 km2)
• Land	33.02 sq mi (85.51 km2)
• Water	2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2)
Elevation [4]	243 ft (74 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• City	21,573
• Density	653.39/sq mi (252.28/km2)
• Urban	25,888
• Metro	42,649 (US: 293rd)
Time zone	UTC–6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	39180, 39181, 39182, 39183
Area code(s)	601 and 769
FIPS code	28-76720
GNIS feature ID	0679216[4]
Website	vicksburg.org

Suburbs

• Beechwood, Mississippi (Unincorporated community)
• Delta, Louisiana
• Mound, Louisiana
• Richmond, Louisiana
• Tallulah, Louisiana