Official Name: | Swiftown, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Swiftown |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Leflore |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 38 |
Elevation Ft: | 118 |
Coordinates: | 33.3056°N -90.425°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38959 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 678502 |
Swiftown (also known as Ezra[1]), is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. Swiftown is approximately 7miles south of Morgan City, 10miles north of Belzoni and 14miles southeast of Moorhead along Mississippi Highway 7.[2] It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area. Swiftown's ZIP code is 38959.[3]
Swiftown is located on the former Columbus and Greenville Railroad. A post office operated under the name Ezra from 1886 to 1911 and began operating under the name Swiftown in 1911.[1]