For land outside Tylertown, call the Walthall County Board of Supervisors office (200 Ball Avenue; 601-876-4947, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). The 2024 regional hazard mitigation plan, which the county posts on its site, reports that the county has not adopted a building code and does not list Tylertown among the towns that have; both have adopted flood damage prevention regulations.
Who handles construction permits in Walthall County?
Since 2022, Mississippi law has obliged every county to require a permit before construction in its unincorporated area, code or no code, and the permit must show the contractor’s material purchase certificate number or taxpayer ID number (with a copy of the certificate or a W-9) and licence or certificate of responsibility number (Miss. Code §19-5-9(11)). The Board office can tell you what Walthall County asks for and charges.
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Get a free quote →| Office | Contact |
|---|---|
| Board of Supervisors | 200 Ball Avenue / P.O. Box 351, Tylertown, MS 39667; 601-876-4947; meets the first Monday and the Wednesday two weeks later, at 9:00 a.m., in the courthouse |
| Chancery Clerk (Board agenda and minutes, land records) | P.O. Box 351, Tylertown; 601-876-3553 |
| Tax Assessor and Tax Collector | 200 Ball Avenue; 601-876-4932 |
| E911 office (new home addresses) | Courthouse annex; 601-876-6795 |
| Emergency Management | 908 Armory Road, Tylertown; 601-827-5116 |
To speak at a Board meeting, tell the Chancery Clerk by noon on the day before and hand in any exhibits by the same time.
Town of Tylertown
Tylertown (1,486 residents) is the county seat and the only incorporated place in Walthall County. For building inside the town limits, ask Town Hall at 308 Beulah Avenue (P.O. Box 191), 601-876-4011; the town’s Public Works Department, at the same number, looks after town streets and storm drainage. The regional plan does not list Tylertown among the towns with an adopted building code.
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Inside the town limits, start at Tylertown Town Hall; anywhere else in the county, start with the Board office.
Call 601-876-4947 and have to hand the contractor’s material purchase certificate or taxpayer ID number and licence or certificate of responsibility number, which state law puts on the permit.
Both the county and Tylertown have flood damage prevention rules; ask before building in a mapped flood zone.
If no sewer serves the lot, apply to the Mississippi State Department of Health for an onsite wastewater permit.
Flood maps and septic systems in Walthall County
Flood insurance program: Walthall County and Tylertown take part in the National Flood Insurance Program, with FEMA maps effective October 18, 2019.
Septic systems: the Mississippi State Department of Health permits individual onsite wastewater systems. File online, or send the form by fax, mail or e-mail to wastewater@msdh.ms.gov; the fee is paid through a link the Department e-mails, and county health offices take no cash or checks for environmental fees. Call center: 855-220-0192.
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Some work is exempt statewide: farm structures once the owner files an affidavit (Mississippi Code §17-2-7), and manufactured housing built to federal standards, certain industrial and utility facilities, buildings on non-public fairgrounds and hunting or fishing camps with an owner’s affidavit (§17-2-9). None of these exemptions reaches floodplain rules. The state minimum codes are the Mississippi Building Code and Mississippi Residential Code, the residential code drawn from the 2021 International Residential Code. How building codes apply in Mississippi
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Get a free quote →Official Walthall County resources
- Mississippi State Fire Marshal: Fire Code Enforcement
- Mississippi State Department of Health: onsite wastewater application
- Walthall County Board of Supervisors
- Walthall County government offices
- Walthall County Emergency Management
- Walthall County How Do I page (911 addresses)
- MEMA District 7 Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2024, PDF)
- Town of Tylertown
- House Bill 1163 (2022): county permit requirement
- FEMA Community Status Book: Mississippi
- Mississippi State Department of Health: On-Site Wastewater
Walthall County permit FAQs
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Get a free quote →Who do I contact about building in Walthall County?
Outside Tylertown, the Board of Supervisors office at 601-876-4947. Inside Tylertown, Town Hall at 601-876-4011.
Does Walthall County have a building code?
The 2024 MEMA District 7 hazard mitigation plan reports that the county has not adopted one, and it does not list Tylertown among the towns that have.
Are there flood rules in Walthall County?
Yes. The county and Tylertown both have flood damage prevention regulations and take part in the flood insurance program, on FEMA maps effective October 18, 2019.
Who approves septic systems in Walthall County?
The Mississippi State Department of Health, through its onsite wastewater program.
How do I get a 911 address in Walthall County?
Visit the 911 office in the annex attached to the courthouse, or call 601-876-6795.
How many towns are in Walthall County?
One: Tylertown, the county seat.
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