THE PORTAGEVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
St. Francis Lowlands setting.
Portageville city has 2.04 square miles of land in New Madrid County, Pemiscot County. Its Census reference point is in St. Francis Lowlands, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Portageville intersects 2 county geographies: New Madrid County, Pemiscot County. A Portageville mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Portageville by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Portageville, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points lower than the 1.4% recorded for Missouri. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Portageville city has 8.1 times the land area of nearby Hayward CDP (0.25 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

