West Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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West Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Location of West Hattiesburg, Mississippi
West Hattiesburg, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°19′16″N 89°22′3″W / 31.32111°N 89.36750°W / 31.32111; -89.36750
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lamar
Area [1]
• Total	2.49 sq mi (6.45 km2)
• Land	2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation	253 ft (77 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,006
• Density	2,489.02/sq mi (960.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
FIPS code	28-78890
GNIS feature ID	2403004[2]

West Hattiesburg is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lamar County, Mississippi, west of the city of Hattiesburg and east of the community of Oak Grove. It is part of the Hattiesburg metropolitan area. It had a decline in population from 6,305 at the 2000 census to 5,909 at the 2010 census.^[3]