New Augusta, Mississippi

About New Augusta

Set in the southeastern part of Mississippi, New Augusta is a tiny community, home to 541 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

New Augusta holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 5.14 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 105 residents per square mile.

📰 New Augusta News Today

• Schedule - Perry Central Bulldogs (New Augusta, MS) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 6
• Suspect identified in New Augusta gas station stabbing - WDAM-TV WDAM-TV · Oct 29
• Jack Shane Nobles Obituary (2026) - New Augusta, MS - Audubon Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Slidell Legacy obituary · Jul 13
• New Augusta, MS Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 11
• Perry Central High School (New Augusta, MS) JV Football MaxPreps · Jul 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Augusta Unique

• The only place in America named New Augusta — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏫 Schools in New Augusta

• PERRY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
• PERRY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
• PERRY CO VOC COMPLEX
• PERRY COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTER

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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