Sunset, Mississippi

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Hattiesburg. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the southeast of Sunset and has a population of 44,779 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Pearl. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the northwest of Sunset and has a population of 21,961 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brandon	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	22,160	34.83% increase
	Brookhaven	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	13,296	34.83% increase
	Byram	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	---
	Collins	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	2,765	3.06% increase
	Columbia	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	6,567	0.55% decrease
	Crystal Springs	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,950	1.31% increase
	Ellisville	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	4,392	26.75% increase
	Forest	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,972	0.25% decrease
	Hazlehurst	W	46 mi [74 km]	4,387	0.3% decrease
	Laurel	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	18,693	1.63% increase
	Magee	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,332	3.14% increase
	Mendenhall	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	2,553	---
	Morton	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	3,437	1.29% decrease
	Petal	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	10,575	39.53% increase
	Richland	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,258	20.42% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bassfield	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	274	13.02% decrease
	Bay Springs	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	2,198	4.82% increase
	D'Lo	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	391	0.76% decrease
	Mize	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	277	2.81% decrease
	Mount Olive	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	965	8.06% increase
	New Hebron	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	436	2.46% decrease
	Prentiss	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,000	13.64% decrease
	Raleigh	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,230	1.99% decrease
	Seminary	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	352	5.07% increase
	Silver Creek	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	235	12.44% increase
	Soso	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	387	2.11% increase
	Sumrall	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,352	34.53% increase
	Sylvarena	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	117	2.5% decrease
	Taylorsville	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,265	5.67% decrease
	West Hattiesburg	SE	28 mi [45.06 km]	---

Covington County

Sunset is located in Covington County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Covington: Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Simpson and Smith.

While not sharing a border with Covington, the following counties are close to Sunset: Marion, Lawrence and Jasper.

Below are counties that are near Sunset (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Sunset:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Sunset
	Copiah County	W	Cowanville	31 miles [49 km]
	Forrest County	SE	Providence	22 miles [35 km]
	Jasper County	NE	Stringer	25 miles [40 km]
	Jefferson Davis County	SW	Terrell	7 miles [11 km]
	Jones County	E	Oak Bowery	14 miles [22 km]
	Lamar County	S	Higgins	16 miles [25 km]
	Lawrence County	W	New Hebron	21 miles [33 km]
	Lincoln County	W	Woolworth	37 miles [59 km]
	Marion County	S	Bethel	16 miles [25 km]
	Perry County	SE	Tallahala	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi<3>

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