Web Design in Bentonia, Mississippi

Bentonia on the map

The closest municipalities to Bentonia are Flora (7.7 miles southeast), Satartia (10 miles west), Yazoo City (15 miles north), Gluckstadt (18 miles southeast), Madison (18 miles southeast) and Ridgeland (19 miles southeast). For flights, Jackson-Evers International Airport (JAN) lies 29 miles away. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument lies within 23 miles of Bentonia. There are 11 incorporated cities and towns within 25 miles of Bentonia. For big-city shopping and services, Jackson (141,196 residents) is 24 miles away. If you serve more than one town, your website can have a service area page that names each of them, so a customer in Gluckstadt or Yazoo City sees right away that you cover them.

A quick look at Bentonia, MS

The median home value is $84,400 and the median gross rent is $284 a month (Mississippi: $169,800 and $954).

The annual estimates show a slow decline, from 318 in 2020 to 296 in 2025. For Mississippi, the five-year change was −0.2%. Without much growth, the customers are mostly the same people every year; the website is how they remember you.

Writing a website for Bentonia residents

The county around Bentonia, Yazoo County, counts 22,947 residents and 4 cities and towns. For a town as small as Bentonia, the county figures are more reliable: the median household income is $39,295 and the median age is 38.6. Broadband reaches 73.1% of homes, and 17.4% of households are online only through a phone plan. Homeowners are 55.3% of households.

When Bentonia customers need you: the seasons

By the 1991-2020 normals of the Yazoo City weather station (18 miles from Bentonia), August highs average 95°F and January lows average 39°F. About 60 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a normal year, most of it in April. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 36 times a year. Heat sets the rhythm: outdoor work starts early, indoor businesses get busier in the afternoon, and emergency calls spike in the hottest weeks. A website that changes with the season helps: new hours, a seasonal service, a storm notice, requested by email at no extra charge.

A web designer’s view of Bentonia’s businesses

Bentonia shares ZIP code 39040 with the surrounding area, where 23 employer businesses were counted in 2023.

In Yazoo County, the Census counted 359 businesses with employees and 1,764 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. One sector stands out in Yazoo County: religious, civic and membership organizations, with 25 establishments and 1.9 times the national share. What works for them online: meeting times, programs, location and how to get involved.

What Mississippi asks of a business with a website

A few rules apply to any Bentonia business that sells or advertises online:

• Mississippi’s regular retail sales tax rate is 7%. Groceries dropped to 5% on July 1, 2025. Local add-ons exist only at the city level: Tupelo adds 0.25% and Jackson adds 1% on certain sales. A sales tax permit from the Department of Revenue is required before doing business, one per location. Mississippi Department of Revenue
• The name on your website and your sign has to be either your legal name or a registered fictitious business name. Miss. Code Ann. §75-93-1 et seq.

This is general information, not legal advice; check with the Mississippi agencies, Yazoo County, the town of Bentonia or an attorney.

Small business website, start to finish

Aria has built websites since 2008 and is based in Curitiba, Brazil. We work with businesses remotely, so a company in Bentonia gets the same plan, at $89 a month, without meetings or visits.

1. Start with the online sign-up, which takes about 5 minutes.
2. Within 5 business days the website is ready on a temporary link, and you review it and ask for changes.
3. Ask for adjustments by email, approve, and after the first monthly fee the site goes live on your domain.

After it goes live, the technical side stay with Aria, and content changes by email are included.