Verona, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,334. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,379 (+1.3% change)
Males: 1,589 (47.7%), Females: 1,745 (52.3%)
Lee County
Zip code: 38879
Demographics
Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $26,117
Median house value: $60,800
Population by Race
Races in Verona:
- Black (57.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (38.3%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (11.8%), Irish (4.7%), English (3.3%), Subsaharan African (2.3%), German (1.8%).
Elevation: 325 feet
Land area: 3.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Verona
- High school or higher: 68.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Verona city
- Never married: 32.4%
- Now married: 40.6%
- Separated: 4.5%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 16.7%
2.2% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +349 (+11.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Verona:
- NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; TUPELO, MS)
- NORTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; TUPELO, MS)
- OKOLONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OKOLONA, MS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Verona:
- TUPELO RGNL (about 7 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 43 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Verona:
- OKOLONA MUNI-RICHARD STOVALL FIELD (about 13 miles; OKOLONA, MS; Abbreviation: 5A4)
- PONTOTOC COUNTY (about 23 miles; PONTOTOC, MS; Abbreviation: 22M)
- STINSON FIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; ABERDEEN, MS; Abbreviation: 3A8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Verona:
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 52 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 85 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 86 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
Public primary/middle school in Verona:
- VERONA SCHOOL (Students: 603; Location: 212 COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)