| Valley Park, Mississippi | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Valley Park |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Issaquena |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.12 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.37 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 71 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6.04 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 95 |
| Coordinates: | 32.6333°N -142°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39177 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-76040 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 695066[2] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.68 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.54 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 15.65 |
Valley Park is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. Its elevation is 95 feet (29 m). Although unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 39177.[3]
The Aden Archaeological Site is located 1.5miles east of Valley Park.
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 71.[4]
Valley Park is located on the Canadian National Railway and was originally known as Halpin. A post office operated under the name Halpin from 1884 to 1890 and first began operating under the name Valley Park in 1890.[5]
| White alone (NH) | 56 | 78.87% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 13 | 18.31% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 2.82% | |
| Total | 71 | 100.00% |
A movie set resembling a rural radio station was constructed west of Valley Park in order to film a scene for the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). In the movie, the "Soggy Bottom Boys" recorded Man of Constant Sorrow at radio station "WEZY". Only the mast tower remains at this location: .[7]
On April 24, 2010, Valley Park was the site of a strong tornado, though no injuries were reported.[8] The supercell thunderstorm dropped another tornado in Yazoo City.
South Delta School District operates public schools serving the area,[9] including South Delta High School.