Welcome to Hattiesburg ...

The city of Hattiesburg is primarily located in Forrest County<1> and is the County Seat for Forrest County. A portion of Hattiesburg extends into Lamar County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hattiesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hattiesburg has a population of 45,919 people<2> (see below for details).

Hattiesburg is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hattiesburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hattiesburg: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for Hattiesburg: 39401<5>

Websites for Hattiesburg ...

Official Website: www.hattiesburgms.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hattiesburg had an population of 45,919 people. This is a decrease of 0.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hattiesburg had a population of 45,989 people (which is 61.37% of the total population of Forrest County). This makes Hattiesburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Hattiesburg represents 1.55% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 45,989 people, the population of Hattiesburg increased 2.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 44,779 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hattiesburg.

Communities near Hattiesburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hattiesburg.

• Ellisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <6>
• Purvis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <6>
• Sumrall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <6>
• New Augusta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
  • New Augusta is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <6>
• Seminary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <6>
• West Hattiesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Goodluck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
• Lux
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• McLaurin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Ovett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
  • Ovett is located in Jones County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hattiesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hattiesburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hattiesburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hattiesburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hattiesburg. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hattiesburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hattiesburg ...

Looking for more information about Hattiesburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hattiesburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hattiesburg.

Adding Hattiesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hattiesburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hattiesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hattiesburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hattiesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hattiesburg: www.hattiesburgms.com/

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/