Southaven, MS · licensed motor carrier
Movers in Southaven, MS
Southaven is the third-largest city in Mississippi, with something like 50,997 people across Desoto County. It is big enough to have its own moving market rather than functioning as an outer suburb, sitting 220 miles from Jackson.
- Licensed motor carrier, not a broker
- Its own crews, not dispatched from out of state
- Local, intrastate and interstate from Southaven
- Packing and storage available here
Moving in Southaven
Gulf Coast moves carry hurricane risk from June through November, and coastal humidity makes climate-controlled storage worth the difference on anything wooden. Southaven has enough of its own volume that crews are based nearby rather than dispatched across the state, and that shows up as tighter arrival windows. The closest market we also cover is Jackson, 220 miles out. The nearest large market outside Mississippi is Memphis, TN, about 10 miles and 1 day away.
A move out of Southaven is quoted and performed by the same company — no handoff to whoever happens to be running that lane this week.
Distances from Southaven
Approximate driving distance and a realistic transit window. Windows come from federal limits on driving hours, not from guesswork.
| Destination | Approx. distance | Typical transit |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN | 10 mi | 1 day |
| Little Rock, AR | 150 mi | 1 day |
| Jackson, MS | 220 mi | 1 day |
| Huntsville, AL | 230 mi | 1 day |
| Nashville, TN | 230 mi | 1 day |
ZIP codes in Southaven
The delivery area is wider than this list — these are the codes that come up most.
- 38671
- 38672
Other cities we serve in Mississippi
Moving in Southaven: common questions
Which Southaven ZIP codes do you cover?
38671, 38672. An address on the edge of the city limits changes nothing about the price — it only matters for whether a full-size truck can reach the door.
How long does a move from Southaven take?
Local jobs load and unload the same day. Further out: Memphis, TN — 10 mi, 1 day; Little Rock, AR — 150 mi, 1 day; Jackson, MS — 220 mi, 1 day. Past roughly 400 miles it becomes a long-haul schedule, and delivery is a window rather than a fixed hour.
Do you serve the rest of Desoto County?
Yes. Southaven is what people search for, but crews run throughout Desoto County and the surrounding towns.
Is a move from Southaven to another Mississippi city local or interstate?
Local, as long as it stays inside Mississippi. That changes the paperwork and usually the pricing model, since intrastate jobs are commonly billed hourly rather than by weight. Cross a state line and it becomes interstate even if the drive is twenty minutes.
Get a free Southaven moving quote
Tell us where you are going and when. One company calls you back — United Relocation, not ten brokers.