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.Zip Code Lookup
The Aden Archaeological Site is located east of Valley Park.
per the 2020 Census, the population was 71.
History 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.
Demographics
Valley Park was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Valley Park CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)5678.87%Black or African American alone (NH)1318.31%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)00.00%Hispanic or Latino (any race)22.82%Total71100.00%
Film set 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: .
2010 tornado On April 24, 2010, Valley Park was the site of a strong tornado, though no injuries were reported.Tornado Report on CNN.com The supercell thunderstorm dropped another tornado in Yazoo City.
Education South Delta School District operates public schools serving the area, including South Delta High School.
Notable people Buddie Newman, Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988. J. C. Newman, father of Buddie Newman. Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1931 to 1940 and 1944 to 1945.
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