Runnelstown, Mississippi

About Runnelstown

Set in the southeastern part of Mississippi, Runnelstown is a small unincorporated community.

Runnelstown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.9 square miles.

📰 Runnelstown News Today

• Museum Reopening Restores Perry County History Mississippi Free Press · Apr 17
• Runnelstown, MS Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 29
• MDOT to replace old, truss bridge along Mississippi 42 in Perry County - WDAM-TV WDAM-TV · Oct 2
• Bobbie Rogers Whalen Obituary May 13, 2024 Riemann Family Funeral Homes · May 13
• Carl R. McCardle Obituary Apr 18, 2022 Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Homes · Apr 18

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Runnelstown Unique

• The only place in America named Runnelstown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Runnelstown

• B&B Grocery
• The Catfish Wagon Restaurant — seafood

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🌤️ Current Weather

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