Arnold Line is a community in Lamar County, Mississippi, home to about 1,859 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 39402.
Homes sold for a median of $153 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,8591,120 per sq mi
Median home value$157,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$153Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Arnold Line. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Arnold Line
Distances
Nearest major airport
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)105 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport (PIB)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
New Orleans, LA93 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Houston, TX373 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Arnold Line; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Arnold Line
U.S. Representative · Mississippi’s 4th DistrictMike Ezell (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Arnold Line had 2,333 residents in the 2020 census, up 36% since 2010.
It’s the 140th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Lamar County grew from 11,741 residents in 1910 to 64,222 in 2020.
Lamar County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 64.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hattiesburg 5sw, MS weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Lamar County
19,611 jobs at 1,505 businesses in Lamar County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
765 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Arnold Line.
Nearest hospitals
Merit Health WesleyGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hattiesburg1.2 miles
Forrest General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hattiesburg3.6 miles
Covington County Hospital CahCritical access hospital · emergency room · Collins25.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
95
Specialist doctors
179
Dentists
73
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
153
Mental health providers
175
Physical and occupational therapists
61
Optometrists
14
Chiropractors
15
Pharmacies
29
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Arnold Line
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter0.6 mi
Aldi0.8 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walmart Pharmacy0.6 mi
Libraries
Oak Grove Public Library2.5 mi
McCain Library2.8 mi
McCain Library and Archives2.8 mi
Joseph Cook Library2.8 mi
South Mississippi Genealogical and Historical Society Genealogy Library4.9 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lamar County School District, Forrest County School District, Hattiesburg. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bellevue ElementaryHattiesburg
Pre-K–5
1,145
Public
6.0 mi
Longleaf ElementaryHattiesburg
Pre-K–5
787
Public
2.3 mi
Oak Grove ElementaryHattiesburg
Pre-K–5
758
Public
2.9 mi
Rawls Springs Attendance CenterHattiesburg
Pre-K–6
214
Public
5.0 mi
Thames ElementaryHattiesburg
Pre-K–5
619
Public
2.4 mi
Oak Grove Middle SchoolHattiesburg
6–8
1,160
Public
3.0 mi
Oak Grove High SchoolHattiesburg
9–13
1,750
Public
1.6 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Grace Community SchoolHattiesburg
Pre-K–K
3
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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