Lamar, Mississippi

About Lamar

Set in the northern part of Mississippi, Lamar is a small unincorporated community.

Lamar holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.57 square miles.

📰 Lamar News Today

• North Lamar Ends Water Fluoridation Mississippi Free Press · May 27
• How many people live in Lamar County, MS? USAFacts · Apr 6
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Lamar, Mississippi 38642 The Weather Channel · Dec 28
• Lamar County, Mississippi faced with miles of damage after tornado emergency FOX Weather · May 7
• Tornadoes tear through Mississippi, damaging 400 homes and injuring multiple people NBC News · May 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lamar Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Lamar — but the Mississippi one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 11 miles.

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🗺️ Map of Lamar

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