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Census-designated place
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Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Prentiss
Area
• Total	1.95 sq mi (5.04 km²)
• Land	1.95 sq mi (5.04 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	364 ft (111 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	274
• Density	140.87/sq mi (54.39/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38880
Area code(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	2804174

Wheeler is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi. It first appeared in the 2020 United States census with a population of 274. Its ZIP code is 38880.

Demographics

**Wheeler CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020	% 2020
White alone (NH)	257	93.80%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3	1.09%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0.36%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	2	0.73%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	7	2.55%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	1.46%
Total	274	100.00%

Education

Wheeler is in the Prentiss County School District.

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