Choctaw, Neshoba County, Mississippi
| Choctaw, Mississippi | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Choctaw, Mississippi  Choctaw, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′41″N 89°06′02″W / 32.77806°N 89.10056°WCoordinates: 32°46′41″N 89°06′02″W / 32.77806°N 89.10056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Neshoba |
| Elevation | 410 ft (120 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 39350 |
| Area code(s) | 601 |
| GNIS feature ID | 685014[1] |
Choctaw (not to be confused with the Choctaw in Bolivar County) is an unincorporated community and Indian reservation located in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. Choctaw is approximately 5.3 miles (8.5 km) west of Philadelphia along Mississippi Highway 16.
It is the home of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the only Federally recognized Indian tribe in Mississippi.
Several resorts and attractions owned by the Choctaw tribe are located in Choctaw, including the Pearl River Resort (comprising the Silverstar and Golden Moon casinos), Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Geyser Falls Water Theme Park, and Lake Pushmataha, a 285-acre (1.2 km²) fishing and recreation reservoir that opened to the public in 2005.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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