Meridian: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Mississippi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 39,661
• Coordinates: 32.3643° N, 88.7037° W
• Time zone: America/Chicago (UTC-06:00 standard, UTC-05:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 1,279 km (795 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI): 5.7 km (3.6 mi), straight line
• Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport (PIB): 116 km (72 mi), straight line
• Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR): 121 km (75 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Quitman: 36 km (22 mi)
• Decatur: 39 km (24 mi)
• De Kalb: 45 km (28 mi)
• Livingston: 54 km (34 mi)
• Butler: 55 km (34 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jackson, 139 km (87 mi)