Valley Park | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 32°38′N 90°52′W / 32.633°N 90.867°WCoordinates: 32°38′N 90°52′W / 32.633°N 90.867°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Issaquena |
Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 39177 |
GNIS feature ID | 695066 |
Valley Park is an unincorporated community in Issaquena County, Mississippi. Its elevation is 95 feet (29 m). Although unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 39177.
The Aden Archaeological Site is located 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of Valley Park.
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: 32°38′56″N 90°56′22″W / 32.648775°N 90.939418°W.
On April 24, 2010 Valley Park was the site of a strong tornado, though no injuries were reported. The supercell thunderstorm dropped another tornado in Yazoo City.