New SiteMS
This town of 120 people was settled in 1876.
Is New Site a good place to live?
Only one of the 100 Mississippi towns we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than New Site. New Site has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
120 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Natchez Trace Parkway and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Site. Close and well known come first.
5 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
25 mi MuseumElvis Presley Birthplace
26 mi National Military ParkShiloh National Military Park347K visitors a year
18 mi National park siteBrices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site2K visitors a year
28 mi National BattlefieldTupelo National Battlefield686 visitors a year
26 mi MuseumTupelo Automobile MuseumPhoto credits
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Shiloh National Military Park: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0
Moving to New Site: who provides what
New Site is unincorporated, so Prentiss County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Site.
The schools New Site’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Prentiss County School District. Its one school is below. Enrollment at New Site’s public school: 239 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Site High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 239 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Homes in New Site are worth about $127K, by Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 1.9% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and hot summers: that is New Site’s year
The midsummer high for New Site comes to 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Mississippi and the rest of the country, more of New Site’s adults have been diagnosed with depression
New Site: 36% of adults feel lonely, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 33%. The share of adults in New Site who have high blood pressure: 41%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, New Site is ahead of Mississippi on 3 and behind on 3.
| New Site | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 45% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Site | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.3% | 16.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.3% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of New Site is conserved land
Among 88 Mississippi towns, just 5 have a higher concentration of trails than New Site. 1.3 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
New Site has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
36% of New Site’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 20%. Compared with half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. One declared disaster, in 2026, has brought federal aid to New Site households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about New Site
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Site
About 0 of every 100 New Site residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
About New Site
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
New Site is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. Its population was 851 at the 2010 U.S. census. Its ZIP code is 38859. The settlement once had a post office. The population in 1900 was 21. Pern the 2020 Census, the population was 122.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 394 ft
- ZIP code
- 38859
Questions about New Site
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Site, MS a good place to live?
New Site has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.