| Official Name: | Mooreville, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Mooreville |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.24 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.79 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 859 |
| Population Density Km2: | 118.69 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 307.44 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 394 |
| Coordinates: | 34.265°N -88.5769°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38857 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2586604 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 28-48720 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Mooreville, sometimes misspelled as Mooresville, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 650.[2]
Mooreville is part of the Tupelo Micropolitan Statistical Area. It has a post office and a ZIP code (38857).[3]
The community was named for the Moore family, its first settlers.[4]
In 1900, Mooreville had an academy, three churches, a masonic lodge, and a Woodmen of the World lodge. It also had a population of 54.[5]
Mooreville is in eastern Lee County along Mississippi Highway 178, 7miles east of the center of Tupelo, the county seat, and 4miles west of Dorsey. The Interstate 22 / U.S. Route 78 freeway forms the northern edge of the community, with access from Exit 94 (Highway 371). I-22/US-78 lead northwest to Memphis, Tennessee, and southeast to Birmingham, Alabama. Highway 371 leads northeast 7miles to Mantachie and south to Bigbee.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mooreville CDP has an area of 7.2sqkm, all of it recorded as land.[6] Boguegaba Creek flows through the west side of the community, and Boguefala Creek flows through the eastern side. The creeks flow south-southeast to the Tombigbee River north of Amory. South Tulip Creek forms the western edge of the CDP; the creek flows southwest to Tulip Creek and thence Town Creek, which flows south-southeast to the Tombigbee south of Amory. The Lee-Itawamba county line forms the eastern edge of the CDP.
It is in the Lee County School District.[7]