Mill Village, Tupelo: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the City of Tupelo’s historic preservation guidelines (PDF), development code overlay districts (PDF) and historic district map, the Tupelo Public School District’s K-5 zone map (PDF), the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card, Zillow Research and OpenStreetMap.

Mill Village is the neighborhood built for workers at the Tupelo Cotton Mills, a few blocks south of Main Street. It is the city’s certified local historic district, mapped in October 2007, so the Tupelo Historic Preservation Commission reviews exterior work. The National Park Service also lists a Mill Village Historic District on the National Register, added in 1992, as our history and landmarks guide records.

What this means for you

• High school: Tupelo High School. Most of the district is in the Carver Elementary (K-1) and Lawhon Elementary (2-5) zone.
• Home values: $204,377 typical value in ZIP code 38804 in September 2026, by Zillow’s index.
• Nearest I-22 exit: Exit 86 at U.S. 45, about 4.5 miles by road.

Where it is

The city’s historic preservation guidelines describe the boundary. The north edge starts at the west end of Magazine Street at South Madison Street and runs east to South Front Street. The east edge is the Kansas City Southern railroad, south to King’s Creek, and the line then follows the creek west to a point in line with South Madison Street. The BNSF railroad crosses the upper third of the district.

Streets inside run north to south along South Church, South Green, South Broadway, South Spring, Maple and Malone streets, with Carnation, Elliot, Elm and Chestnut streets crossing them east to west. The district takes in the Tupelo Cotton Mills buildings, the core of the mill houses and the older South Church Street homes on its west side.

It is in ZIP code 38804. Most of it is in City Council Ward 3 (Travis Beard), with a sliver in Ward 4 (Nettie Davis), on the city’s ward map and council page.

The houses

Housing grew up on a former cotton field from around 1900, the guidelines say. Three streets of mill worker housing, Elliot, Elm and Chestnut, were built by 1909, and infill continued into the 1930s. Almost all of the mill houses are single-story wood-frame homes in southern vernacular forms, such as shotgun houses and L-shaped cottages, with a few hip-roofed bungalows from the 1920s. South Church Street has larger Craftsman bungalows and some two-story foursquare houses. The guidelines set the period of significance as 1900 to 1940.

Building and remodeling

• Certificate of Appropriateness: the city must grant one before it issues a permit for construction or renovation in the district, the development code says. The Historic Preservation Commission decides.
• Uses: the city’s Mixed Use Residential rules apply.
• Standards: the commission’s design guidelines for local historic districts and the code’s infill standards. The guidelines ask owners to keep original porches, doors and window patterns and to fit new buildings to the street’s scale and materials.

Talk to the Planning Division, 662-841-6510, before you buy a house you plan to change. Our building permits and zoning guide explains the permit steps.

Schools

On the district’s K-5 zone map (PDF), nearly all of Mill Village is in the Carver and Lawhon zone. The southern tip is close to the Parkway and Lawndale zone line, so confirm an address with Student Support Services, 662-841-8955. Grades are the state’s 2025-26 accountability grades.

More in our schools guide.

Home values

For ZIP code 38804, the Zillow Home Value Index was $204,377 in September 2026, up 6.3% from $192,237 in September 2025; the Tupelo figure was $216,061. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes in the whole ZIP code, not a sale price, and Zillow does not publish one for Mill Village alone. More: our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

• Fairpark, 71 Troy St., about a third of a mile north: a free splash pad and playground next to City Hall.
• Gumtree Park, 683 N. Front St., about three-quarters of a mile north: outdoor courts, fields, a playground and a half-mile walking trail, according to Tupelo Parks and Recreation.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

Distances are measured on the road network with OpenStreetMap data; they are not drive times.

• City Hall: about half a mile.
• I-22: Exit 86 at U.S. 45, about 4.5 miles.
• Tupelo Regional Airport: about 4.3 miles.
• Memphis International Airport: about 98 miles.
• Tupelo Transit: on-demand, curb-to-curb rides on weekdays, 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., 662-269-3735, the city says. There are no fixed bus routes.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, within about half a mile unless noted:

• Walmart Neighborhood Market, South Gloster Street
• Walgreens, West Main Street
• Kroger, West Main Street
• Tupelo Drugs, Garfield Street (about 0.8 mile)

Related: Tupelo neighborhoods, Downtown and our history and landmarks guide.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Mill Village in Tupelo?

South of Main Street, from Magazine Street south to King’s Creek, between South Madison Street and the Kansas City Southern railroad, according to the city’s historic preservation guidelines. It is in ZIP code 38804.

Do I need permission to change a house in Mill Village?

Yes. Mill Village is Tupelo’s certified local historic district, and the city requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Tupelo Historic Preservation Commission before it issues a permit for construction or renovation there.

What schools serve Mill Village in Tupelo?

Most of Mill Village is in the Carver Elementary (K-1) and Lawhon Elementary (2-5) zone on the district’s map; its southern edge is close to the Parkway and Lawndale zone, so confirm an address with Student Support Services, 662-841-8955.

How old are the houses in Mill Village?

The city’s guidelines give the district’s period of significance as 1900 to 1940. Elliot, Elm and Chestnut streets had mill worker housing by 1909, and infill houses were built into the 1930s.