Cascilla, Mississippi

Cascilla, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Cascilla, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°51′24″N 90°00′15″W / 33.85667°N 90.00417°W / 33.85667; -90.00417Coordinates: 33°51′24″N 90°00′15″W / 33.85667°N 90.00417°W / 33.85667; -90.00417
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tallahatchie
Elevation 381 ft (116 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38920
Area code(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 668133[1]

Cascilla is an unincorporated community located in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Cascilla is approximately 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Paynes and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Charleston on Cascilla Road.

Although an unincorporated community, Cascilla has a post office and a zip code of 38920.

Jamie L. Whitten, the second-longest serving U.S. Representative and the fifth-longest serving member of the U.S. Congress, was born in Cascilla.[2]

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