Does Jackson have a university?

Yes. Jackson College and Jackson State Community College.

JACKSON

Mississippi · UNITED STATES (US) · 32.30°N / 90.18°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,431,410

Jackson is a city in United States with a population of 153,701. It sits at 32.30/-90.18, runs on America/Chicago, is 4 km from Flowood.

Population 153,701

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation 85m

Timezone America/Chicago

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: Mississippi
Coords: 32.30°N / 90.18°W
UTC offset: -6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Flowood Mississippi 8,705 4.5 km

SE Pearl Mississippi 26,462 5.6 km

S Richland Mississippi 7,087 7.1 km

W Clinton Mississippi 25,254 13.7 km

SW Byram Mississippi 11,509 14.4 km

S Cleary Mississippi 1,544 14.8 km

N Ridgeland Mississippi 24,351 15.2 km

S Florence Mississippi 4,363 16.9 km

E Brandon Mississippi 23,529 18.9 km

N Madison Mississippi 25,799 19.2 km

Air access

nearby

HKS

Hawkins Field

Small airport

0.0 km

JAN

Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

DXE

Bruce Campbell Field

Small airport

17.3 km

Universities

linked

Jackson College

jccmi.edu

Jackson State Community College

jscc.edu

Jackson State University

jsums.edu

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Jackson?: 153,701 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Jackson in?: America/Chicago.
Which country is Jackson in?: United States (US).
Which airport serves Jackson?: Hawkins Field (HKS).
Does Jackson have a university?: Yes. Jackson College and Jackson State Community College.
What languages are spoken in United States?: English.
What currency is used in United States?: US Dollar.
How many cities are in United States?: 21,763 on record.
Which admin region is Jackson in?: Mississippi.
What is the elevation of Jackson?: 85 meters.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4431410

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4431410,
    "name": "Jackson",
    "ascii_name": "Jackson",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 153701,
    "elevation": 85,
    "timezone_id": "America/Chicago",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 32.29876,
    "longitude": -90.18481
  }
}

Context

comparatives

17.7x the population of Flowood.
4 km from Flowood.
Same timezone (America/Chicago) as 7,240 other cities in United States.