| Official Name: | Eastabuchie, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Eastabuchie |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jones |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.91 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.89 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 187 |
| Population Density Km2: | 38.26 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 99.10 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 31.4356°N -89.2833°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 171 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code: | 601 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-20740 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 669617 |
Eastabuchie is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in southwestern Jones County, Mississippi. It is located along U.S. Route 11, just north of the Forrest County line. the community has a post office with the ZIP code 39436.[2] Eastabuchie is part of the Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The name Eastabuchie is derived from a native Choctaw language term for the Leaf River.[3]
Eastabuchie is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and was incorporated on February 19, 1890. It was unincorporated at an unknown date.[4]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 187.[5] The small, rural town is home to the studios of television station WDAM, the area's NBC and ABC affiliate.
In 1912, according to Frank Leslie's Weekly, several Confederate veterans lost their lives in a train wreck in Eastabuchie.
| White alone (NH) | 106 | 56.68% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 70 | 37.43% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 0.53% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 2 | 1.07% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8 | 4.28% | |
| Total | 187 | 100.00% |
Public education in the Jones County section of Eastabuchie is provided by the Jones County School District.[7] Campuses serving the community include Moselle Elementary School (Grades K–6) and South Jones High School (Grades 7–12).
In Forrest County portions, it is served by the Petal School District.[8]