Welcome to Lumberton ...

The city of Lumberton is primarily located in Lamar County<1>. A portion of Lumberton extends into Pearl River County.

The location of Lumberton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lumberton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lumberton has a population of 2,227 people<3> (see below for details).

Lumberton is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lumberton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lumberton: (601) and (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lumberton had an population of 2,227 people. This is an increase of 6.76% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lumberton had a population of 2,086 people. This makes Lumberton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lumberton represents 0.07% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,086 people, the population of Lumberton decreased 6.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,228 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lumberton.

Communities Also Named Lumberton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Lumberton: This one is located in Lamar County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 11 communities that are also named Lumberton - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lumberton.

Communities near Lumberton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lumberton.

• Poplarville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <6>
• Purvis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <6>
• Carnes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• Juniper Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• Pinebur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pinebur is located in Marion County
• Smith Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County
• McLaurin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Angie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
  • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <6>
• Wiggins
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Wiggins is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <6>
• West Hattiesburg
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lumberton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lumberton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lumberton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lumberton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lumberton. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lumberton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lumberton ...

Looking for more information about Lumberton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lumberton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lumberton.

Adding Lumberton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lumberton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lumberton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lumberton post office opened in 1887.

We also found Lumberton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lumberton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lumberton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/