Artesia, Mississippi

About Artesia

Set in the eastern part of Mississippi, Artesia is a tiny community, home to 323 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Artesia holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.94 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 344 residents per square mile.

📰 Artesia News Today

• MHP: 16 kids, two adults injured in school bus crash WTVA · Sep 15
• Artesia Road construction begins May 15 Mississippi State University · Apr 29
• Artesia, MS Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 31
• 16 students injured in Highway 45 bus crash The Commercial Dispatch · Sep 15
• One person airlifted after car crashes into Mississippi school bus Magnolia State Live · Aug 4

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What Makes Artesia Unique

• Positioned in eastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Artesia

• Tee's Bar & Grill

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🌤️ Current Weather

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