| Official Name: | Tougaloo, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hinds |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 107 |
| Elevation Ft: | 350 |
| Coordinates: | 32.3978°N -90.1589°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39174 |
| Area Code: | 601, 769 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 678828 |
Tougaloo (TUG-a-lu) is an area in Jackson and in Hinds County, Mississippi.[1] Its ZIP Code, 39174, is assigned to the area encompassing Tougaloo College, which is in Madison County.[2]
The U.S. Postal Service operates the Tougaloo Post Office.[3]
The name, Tougaloo, is believed to be derived from Choctaw, "atukla" meaning "second" or "tuklo" meaning "two" and perhaps originally "bok atukla" meaning "second creek".[4]
The Tougaloo settlement in Hinds County is within the Jackson Public School District.[5]
The Tougaloo College campus includes housing for faculty,[6] and dependent children living with faculty would be zoned to the Madison County School District.[7] It is zoned to Ann Smith Elementary.[8] Residents are in turn zoned to Highland Elementary School, Olde Town Middle School, and Ridgeland High School.[9]
Actress Aunjanue Ellis was raised in Tougaloo.