De Kalb, Mississippi

De Kalb, Mississippi
Nickname: 
Dynamite City of the South
Location of De Kalb, Mississippi
De Kalb, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°46′11″N 88°39′1″W / 32.76972°N 88.65028°W / 32.76972; -88.65028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyKemper
Government
  MayorClark Adams
Area
  Total
3.33 sq mi (8.61 km2)
  Land3.32 sq mi (8.60 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
877
  Density264.24/sq mi (102.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39328
Area code601
FIPS code28-18340
GNIS feature ID0669159

De Kalb is a town in and the county seat of Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,164 at the 2010 census. De Kalb is named after General Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.