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Welcome to West Hattiesburg ...

West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Hattiesburg: W. Hattiesburg

West Hattiesburg is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Hattiesburg: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near West Hattiesburg ...

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

  • Hattiesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Petal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Purvis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sumrall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lux
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Goodluck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Sanford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • McLaurin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • Melba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hattiesburg ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Hattiesburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Hattiesburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Hattiesburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 West Hattiesburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the West Hattiesburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.