Starkville is located in Northeast Mississippi, some 30 miles west of the Alabama State Line and 115 miles south of the Tennessee line. It is accessible by U.S. Highway 82 and State Highways 12, 25, and 389, which traverse Oktibbeha County.

Interstate 55 (North-South) is 60 miles west of Starkville via U.S. Hwy 82; Interstate 20 (East-West) is 90 miles south of Starkville via U.S. Hwy 45 or 90 miles east of Starkville via U.S. Hwy 82.

CLIMATE:
Elevation: 350 feet
January Temperature (Monthly Avg): 41.2 degrees
July Temperature (Monthly Avg): 80.9 degrees
Average Temperature- Year: 61.6 degrees
Normal Degress Days - Year
Heating: 3088
Cooling: 1961
Average Relative Humidity 12:00 pm - Year: 57%
Average Annual Precipitation: 52 inches (1.48 inches of snowfall)

DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES:
Jackson, MS 122 miles
Memphis, TN 165 miles
Birmingham, AL 130 miles
Atlanta, GA 298 miles
Nashville, TN 275 miles
Dallas, TX 502 miles
Chicago, IL 704 miles
New Orleans, LA 286 miles
Mobile, AL 231 miles
Gulfort/Biloxi, MS 240 miles

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY / STARKVILLE:
County Population 24,062
Starkville Population 23,000
MSU population 15,088
Median Income $39,557