Meridian, Mississippi

City and county seat
	Location of Meridian in Lauderdale County
	Coordinates: 32°22′29″N 88°42′15″W / 32.37472°N 88.70417°WCoordinates: 32°22′29″N 88°42′15″W / 32.37472°N 88.70417°W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lauderdale
Incorporated	February 10, 1860; 164 years ago
Area
• City and county seat	54.51 sq mi (141.17 km2)
• Land	53.74 sq mi (139.19 km2)
• Water	0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2)
Elevation	344 ft (105 m)
Population (2020)
• City and county seat	35,052
• Rank	7th in Mississippi
• Density	652.24/sq mi (251.83/km2)
• Metro	88,599
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	39301-39307
FIPS code	28-46640
GNIS feature ID	0673491
Website	www.meridianms.org

Meridian is the county seat and the most populous city of Lauderdale County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is the eighth most populous city in the state (after Jackson, Gulfport, Southaven, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Olive Branch and Tupelo) and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. it serves as a hub for the Eastern Mississippi region. The population was 35,052 at the 2020 census.^[1] Many people moved there for a short time after Hurricane Katrina.

Meridian, Mississippi Media

A monument in Rose Hill Cemetery honoring Lewis A. Ragsdale, one of the founders of Meridian.
Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman fought and won the Battle of Meridian in 1864.
Downtown Meridian in the early 1900s (photo taken near intersection of 22nd Ave and 4th St looking north)
Meridian Union Station in the early 1900s
Looking into downtown Meridian from the 22nd Avenue Bridge in 2008. The Hotel Meridian was later demolished.
Great Southern Hotel Meridian, Mississippi
Postcard of Hotel Meridian in Downtown Meridian, Mississippi. Taken in the late 1900s, just after the hotel was built in 1907.
Union Hotel in Meridian, MS
Lamar Hotel (AKA the Raymond P. Davis County Annex Building) in Meridian, Mississippi.
Meridian, MS Historic Districts