New Augusta Mississippi Map

About New Augusta, Mississippi

New Augusta is a locality in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 554. The population density is 41.6 people per km². New Augusta is located at 31.2024°N, 89.0348°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Augusta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39462.

New Augusta emerges from the pine-thickened landscape of the Pine Belt, where the earth holds a persistent, sandy humidity and the light thickens into a heavy gold as the day wanes. It lies 16.6 miles southeast of Petal, MS (from Petal, MS: bearing 127°T), and is situated 17.4 miles east-southeast of Hattiesburg. The Leaf River cuts a slow, serpentine path just a mile from the center, its dark waters reflecting the towering loblolly pines that define the horizon. Beyond the immediate canopy, the terrain rises and falls in modest swells toward the distant, rugged elevation of Deadman Hill, while the expansive De Soto National Forest provides a verdant, protected border that dictates the rhythm of the local wilderness. In the quiet reaches of the afternoon, the air remains still, save for the occasional vibration of heat rising from the pavement and the sigh of wind moving through the long needles of the pines.

New Augusta serves as the seat of Perry County, maintaining a quiet administrative gravity that anchors the surrounding timber and agricultural interests. The economy remains tethered to the land, drawing its vitality from the vast tracts of woodland that define the region's industry and provide a livelihood for generations of families. While the deeper, shadowed recesses of Steep Hollow lie ten miles away, the history of New Augusta is written in the steady, utilitarian architecture of its public buildings and the persistent, unadorned work ethic of its residents. Life here proceeds without fanfare, governed by the seasonal cycles of the forest and the slow, deliberate pace of a place that values continuity over the frantic speed of the modern world.

About This New Augusta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Augusta, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.202403, -89.034774. 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 New Augusta includes the ZIP code (39462), 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.