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Verona, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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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)

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