ZIP Code 39475
About Purvis
Purvis is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Purvis had a population of 1,909. The Town of Purvis was incorporated on February 25, 1888 and was founded by and named after Thomas Melville Purves, originally of Marion County, Alabama. Purves, born March 8, 1820, was a second generation Scottish-American; his grandfather emigrated to Charleston, South Carolina in 1765.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
14,585
population
$66,857
median household income
92
people / sq mi
$192,300
median home value
$933
median gross rent
39.6
median age
5,821
housing units
5,500
households
158.5
land area (sq mi)
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- gas
- pharmacy
- fast_food
- bank
Brands
- Exxon (2)
- McDonald's (1)
- Subway (1)