Van Vleet is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
and
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,106. Its county seats are Houston and Okolona. The county is named for the Chickasaw people, who lived in this area for hundre ...
, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of
Mississippi Highway 32
Mississippi Highway 32 (MS 32) is a state highway in northern Mississippi it runs from east to west for , serving the counties of Bolivar County, Mississippi, Bolivar, Sunflower County, Mississippi, Sunflower, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, T ...
and
Mississippi Highway 385, northeast of
Houston
Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
. Van Vleet has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
with
ZIP code 38877.
Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the
Southern Railway.
A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891.
It was first named as a CDP in the
2020 Census which listed a population of 95.
Demographics
2020 census
References
Unincorporated communities in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
Census-designated places in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
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