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Census-designated place
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Rawls Springs, Mississippi Location in Mississippi
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Forrest
Area
• Total	1.84 sq mi (4.76 km²)
• Land	1.83 sq mi (4.73 km²)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Elevation	174 ft (53 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,202
• Density	658.27/sq mi (254.21/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39402
Area code(s)	601
GNIS feature ID	676496

Rawls Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,202. Rawls Springs is approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Hattiesburg near U.S. Route 49 and a part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Rawls Springs is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.

A post office operated under the name Rawles Springs from 1905 to 1927.

Demographics

**Rawls Springs racial composition as of 2020**
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	370	30.78%
Black or African American (NH)	749	62.31%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	1	0.08%
Asian (NH)	3	0.25%
Pacific Islander (NH)	1	0.08%
Some Other Race (NH)	2	0.17%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	21	1.75%
Hispanic or Latino	55	4.58%
Total	1,202

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,202 people, 686 households, and 505 families residing in the CDP.