Beaumont Mississippi Map

About Beaumont, Mississippi

Beaumont is a locality in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 669. The population density is 74.9 people per km². Beaumont is located at 31.1694°N, 88.9200°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Beaumont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39423.

Beaumont anchors itself upon a landscape defined by the persistent, winding currents of Carter Creek, which carves a path through the dense vegetation of the surrounding lowlands. It lies 23.5 miles east-southeast of Petal, MS (from Petal, MS: bearing 121°T), and is situated 24.4 miles east-southeast of Hattiesburg. The earth here possesses a heavy, damp quality, colored by the deep iron-rich clays that support the sprawling canopy of the nearby De Soto National Forest. To the west, the subtle rise of Thompson Hill breaks the horizon, providing a solitary point of elevation above the otherwise level terrain that stretches toward the distant, unseen reaches of the interior. A quiet humidity hangs in the air, softening the edges of the pines and oaks that crowd the margins of Steep Hollow, where the shadows at dusk lengthen into long, blue-gray ribbons across the cooling ground.

Beaumont emerged from the rhythms of the timber industry, a history still legible in the structural bones of its older buildings and the vast, managed woodlands that define the regional economy. The proximity to the expansive De Soto National Forest ensures that the pulse of the place remains tied to the cycles of the earth and the slow, deliberate work of forestry and trade. Life in Beaumont unfolds with a predictable gravity, far removed from the bustle of denser corridors, where the primary concerns are the seasonal yields of the soil and the maintenance of the local transit routes. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlements, the stillness of Brushy Lake provides a sanctuary for those seeking the quietude of the interior, grounding the identity of Beaumont in the simple, enduring reality of the southern woods.

About This Beaumont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beaumont, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.16935, -88.920044. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Beaumont includes the ZIP code (39423), telephone area code (601), county seat of Perry County (New Augusta), and school district assignment (Perry County Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.