What this page says about Forrest County Tax Collector was read from the Driver Service Bureau's locations page, the Department of Revenue's list of local officials and the two agencies' fee, document, title and registration pages on October 22, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Forrest County Tax Collector at 601 North Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401: what the agency publishes about its hours and telephone, what a county tax collector office does and what the other agency does instead, appointments and online renewals, what to bring and what it costs, and the other offices nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Forrest County Tax Collector, What Forrest County Tax Collector handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other offices near Forrest County Tax Collector, Before you go to Forrest County Tax Collector, Questions about Forrest County Tax Collector
Address and telephone
Forrest County Tax Collector
601 North Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Telephone: (601) 582-8228
The Department of Revenue lists Forrest County Tax Collector on its list of local officials, the spreadsheet its registration page links for the county tax collector's office, read October 22, 2026, with the office's physical address, city, zip, telephone and fax, and names Zac Howell as the tax collector.
Forrest County Tax Collector is the tag office of Forrest County on the DOR's list, which names one tax collector or tax assessor and collector for each of the 82 counties.
Hours at Forrest County Tax Collector
The Department of Revenue publishes no hours for Forrest County Tax Collector on its list of local officials, so this page carries no day table for Forrest County Tax Collector rather than a guessed one.
The DOR's list carries no holiday or closing dates for Forrest County Tax Collector, so this page names none.
What Forrest County Tax Collector handles
Neither agency publishes a service list for Forrest County Tax Collector; what a county tax collector office such as Forrest County Tax Collector handles is set out below from the agencies' own pages.
Forrest County Tax Collector is the county tax collector's office the Department of Revenue names for Forrest County on its list of local officials, the counter where a vehicle kept in the county is registered and its tag renewed each year under the DOR's registration page, which puts every vehicle of 10,000 pounds or less with the tax collector of the county where it is parked overnight and gives a new resident 30 days and a buyer 30 business days before the $250 penalty. The registration guide and the renewal guide cover a visit to Forrest County Tax Collector.
What a tag costs at Forrest County Tax Collector is set by the DOR's motor vehicle questions page: a $14 registration fee for a first registration and $12.75 for a renewal, plus the privilege tax, the ad valorem tax on the vehicle's assessed value and the 5 percent sales tax on a purchase, and the title application is taken at Forrest County Tax Collector for the DOR's $9 title fee, with a $10 substitute tag and $2.50 decal when a plate is lost or stolen.
No driver license, permit or ID card is issued at Forrest County Tax Collector: those are the Driver Service Bureau's, at the driver license stations on its locations page, and the license guide says what to take there from Forrest County Tax Collector.
Appointments and what you can do online
The Department of Revenue publishes no appointment system for Forrest County Tax Collector or any county tax collector, so a visit is a walk-in, and the DOR's registration page says the yearly renewal notice from Forrest County Tax Collector is a courtesy and a missed notice does not excuse a late renewal.
The DOR's online tag renewal page, read October 22, 2026, lists Forrest County among the counties renewing tags on their own website, linked from that page, so a tag registered at Forrest County Tax Collector can renew online. The renewal guide says how a renewal at Forrest County Tax Collector works.
Other offices near Forrest County Tax Collector
The state lists 2 other offices in Hattiesburg besides Forrest County Tax Collector:
- Hattiesburg Driver License Station, JM Tatum, 36 JM Tatum Industrial Drive, Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg Driver License Station, Turtle Creek, 163 Turtle Creek Dr., Suite 80, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
All 115 Mississippi driver license stations and county tax collectors, Forrest County Tax Collector among them, are on the Mississippi office list.
Before you go to Forrest County Tax Collector
For a first registration at Forrest County Tax Collector take the title or the manufacturer's certificate of origin, the odometer disclosure for a vehicle from another state and the previous state's registration receipt, which the DOR's registration page and its questions page list, and expect the privilege tax, the ad valorem tax and the 5 percent sales tax on a purchase; the registration guide and the new resident guide set out the packet for Forrest County Tax Collector.
The ad valorem tax paid at Forrest County Tax Collector follows the DOR's ad valorem page: 30 percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price less depreciation over ten years, never under a $100 assessed value for a passenger vehicle, times the millage the county sets, less the legislative tag credit the DOR works out each year; the ad valorem tax guide walks through a bill at Forrest County Tax Collector.
For a title at Forrest County Tax Collector the DOR's Fast Track procedure prices the ordinary title at $9 and adds $30 for one issued within 72 hours of reaching the DOR in Clinton, $39 in all, with a replacement on form 78-026 at the same Fast Track price; the title guide and the Fast Track guide say what Forrest County Tax Collector forwards and what goes to Clinton.
Questions about Forrest County Tax Collector
Where is Forrest County Tax Collector?
The state lists Forrest County Tax Collector at 601 North Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.
What are the hours at Forrest County Tax Collector?
The DOR publishes no hours for Forrest County Tax Collector.
What is the telephone number for Forrest County Tax Collector?
The state gives (601) 582-8228.
What can you do at Forrest County Tax Collector?
The state publishes no service list for Forrest County Tax Collector; it is a county tax collector office.
What kind of office is Forrest County Tax Collector?
The state lists Forrest County Tax Collector as a county tax collector office.
Are there other offices in Hattiesburg besides Forrest County Tax Collector?
Yes, 2 more in Hattiesburg besides Forrest County Tax Collector: Hattiesburg Driver License Station, JM Tatum and Hattiesburg Driver License Station, Turtle Creek.
Who is the tax collector at Forrest County Tax Collector?
The Department of Revenue names Zac Howell as the Tax Collector of Forrest County on its list of local officials.
Can a tag from Forrest County Tax Collector be renewed online?
Yes. The DOR's online tag renewal page lists Forrest County among the counties renewing on their own website.
More Mississippi DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 115 Mississippi DMV offices and the Mississippi DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the Mississippi license renewal, the Mississippi REAL ID and every Mississippi DMV fee.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Forrest County public records and Hattiesburg city records.