As it is in the upper northwest corner of Mississippi, it is in the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area.

[7] The historic trail of Hernando de Soto leads through DeSoto County to near Walls.

In 2003/2004, the village of Memphis was annexed, thereby giving the town of Walls the official status of a municipality.

Average temperatures: January = 39.4 °F (4.1 °C) July = 81.1 °F (27.3 °C) As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 1,351 people, 445 households, and 325 families residing in the town.

The Leatherman family has begun to develop industrial, commercial and residential projects within the town limits of Walls.