THE NEWPORT LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains setting.
Newport city has 13.6 square miles of land in Jackson County. Its Census reference point is in Western Lowlands Pleistocene Valley Trains, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Newport and Jackson County
Newport is associated with Jackson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Newport by land and water
The Census records 0.25 square miles of water within Newport, or 1.8% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points higher than the 1.2% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Newport city has 2.3 times the land area of nearby Diaz city (5.92 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

