Neely is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 39461.[2]

Neely, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°09′54″N 88°45′17″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Greene
Elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39461
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	694151[1]

Originally known as Washington, the town was renamed for C.J. Neely, the first postmaster.[3] Neely was a stop on the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad, which later became the Illinois Central Railroad.[4]

A post office first began operation under the name Neely in 1907 from 1882 to 1955.[5]

Ed Freeman, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War, was born in Neely.[6]

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