Van Vleet, Mississippi

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|subdivision_name2 = Chickasaw

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|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 95

|population_density_km2 = 47.57

|population_density_sq_mi = 123.22

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|postal_code = 38877

|area_code = 662

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Van Vleet is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. Van Vleet is located at the junction of Mississippi Highway 32 and Mississippi Highway 385, {{convert|8|mi|km}} northeast of Houston. Van Vleet has a post office with ZIP code 38877.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=38877&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]

Van Vleet is located on the former Houston Branch of the Southern Railway.{{cite book | last = Rowland | first = Dunbar | title = Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form | publisher = Southern Historical Publishing Association | year = 1907 | url = https://archive.org/details/mississippicompr02rowl | volume = 2 | page = 850}}

A post office first began operation under the name Van Vleet in 1891.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MS&county=Chickasaw&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Chickasaw County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=8 May 2020}}

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 95.{{Cite web|title=Van Vleet CDP, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2876240|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}