Although Philipp is an unincorporated community, it has a post office with a ZIP code of 38950.

[2] The community was founded by Emanuel L. Philipp (later Governor of Wisconsin) when he was the manager of a lumber company from 1894 to 1902 in Mississippi.

The nearest station is located in Greenwood, 21 miles (34 km) to the south.

[8] At a later point, Black Bayou Elementary School in Glendora served southern parts of the West Tallahatchie district.

This Tallahatchie County, Mississippi state location article is a stub.