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Welcome to New Augusta ...

The town of New Augusta is located in Perry County<1> and is the County Seat for Perry County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Augusta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Augusta has a population of 603 people<2> (see below for details).

New Augusta is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for New Augusta: 601 & 769<4>

The ZIP code for New Augusta: 39462<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Augusta had an population of 603 people. This is a decrease of 6.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Augusta had a population of 644 people (which is 5.26% of the total population of Perry County). This makes New Augusta the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of New Augusta represents 0.02% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 191st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 644 people, the population of New Augusta decreased 9.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 715 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Augusta.

Communities Also Named New Augusta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named New Augusta - they are located in Arkansas and Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Augusta.

Communities near New Augusta ...

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

  • Hattiesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Petal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <6>
  • Richton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaumont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • McLain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Goodluck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • McLaurin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • Brooklyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Avera
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
  • Bothwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bothwell is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell

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 New Augusta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Augusta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Augusta. 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 New Augusta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Augusta. See our Newspapers Page for New Augusta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Augusta ...

Looking for more information about New Augusta? 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 New Augusta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Augusta.

Adding New Augusta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Augusta 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 (so far) for New Augusta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the New Augusta post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Augusta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for New Augusta.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Augusta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the New Augusta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the New Augusta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as New Augusta). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Augusta or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/