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Philipp, Mississippi
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Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Counties | Tallahatchie |
Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 38950 |
Area code(s) | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 675681[1] |
Philipp is an unincorporated community in southern Tallahatchie County, Mississippi along Mississippi Highway 8. Philipp is 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Minter City and 14 miles (23 km) west of Holcomb.
Although Philipp is an unincorporated community, it has a post office with a ZIP code of 38950.[2]
It was founded by Emanuel L. Philipp, who was Governor of Wisconsin, when he was manager of a lumber company from 1894 to 1902 in Mississippi.[3]
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