Copiah County reports about 34 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind in Georgetown, Mississippi, you can choose between clinics that take walk-ins for same-day testing, and labs or at-home kits that let you plan around your own time. Look through your options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Georgetown, MS. The nearest, Mississippi State Department of Health, is about 12.7 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
Mississippi State Department of Health in Hazlehurst tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, with TB testing alongside, all on a donation-based model that accepts Medicaid and Medicare, and every service carries no charge to the patient. Appointments are required.
The clinic operates under state public health appropriations, which means fees are not deferred, adjusted, or billed later: the funding structure itself covers STI testing, TB testing, STI treatment, TB treatment, and vaccines without generating a patient balance. Donations are accepted but never required.
Spanish-language care is available across the clinic's services, so counseling around HIV test results, partner notification conversations, and prevention education all happen in Spanish. Meaning nothing gets compressed or skipped when a patient needs the full clinical picture.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Hazlehurst runs by appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move, but that visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and TB testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, PrEP, and sliding-scale fees, with care available in Spanish.
Plenty of clinics can field a call in Spanish but default to English once care begins. At Jackson-Hinds in Hazlehurst, Spanish carries through the clinical encounter itself (counseling, treatment decisions, and follow-up) so nothing gets lost in translation when it matters most.
Jackson-Hinds carries PrEP, Truvada or Descovy, as a standing prescribing capability, not a referral pathway. That means the baseline HIV and kidney-function labs, the prescription itself, and the ongoing monitoring appointments all live at a single address in Hazlehurst.
For anyone without a regular provider, or paying out of pocket and navigating care on their own terms, Jackson-Hinds offers herpes testing alongside the core bacterial panel. That standing capability closes a gap that leaves many people guessing at a diagnosis they never had confirmed.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Family Health Care Clinic in New Hebron covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB by appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Fees run on a sliding scale, and insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare are accepted.
Family Health Care Clinic prescribes and manages PrEP directly: the medication, the required HIV and kidney-function monitoring, and the ongoing clinical relationship that keeps it working. PEP is also available when prevention needs shift. Both are handled within the same practice, not routed elsewhere.
Without herpes or hepatitis testing at your STI visit, an undetected infection can persist for months between appointments at separate facilities. Each with its own scheduling and fees. Family Health Care Clinic tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial panel, closing that gap in a single visit.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 13 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Georgetown, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Copiah County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
123 Bobo Drive, Crystal Springs, MS 39059
CMS-certified lab
27190 Hwy 28, Hazlehurst, MS 39083
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Georgetown. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 85 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Georgetown. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 14 offer telehealth.
Karishma Patel, MD
Family medicine · 550 Caldwell Drive, Hazlehurst
Randall Hankins, MD
Family medicine · 27190 Hwy 28, Hazlehurst
Timothy Quinn, MD
Family medicine · 128 Cunningham Avenue, Terry
Roderick Shields, MD
Family medicine · 128 Earl Clark Drive, Florence
Daniel Yergaw, MD
Internal medicine · 1065 East Broad Street, Monticello
Alexandra Price, DO
Internal medicine · 827 F East Sellers Highway, Monticello
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Georgetown, MS publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Harrisville Discount Drugs
8.7 miG&T Pharmaceutical
14 miGuy's Pharmacy of Hazlehurst
14 miCity Drug Store of Hazlehurst
14 miFreds Stores of Tennessee
14 miGarcia Group
14 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Georgetown, MS.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Georgetown, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Copiah County, the county that includes Georgetown, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~17% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#10 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 88% of the state
| Infection | Copiah County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1185.7 328 cases ▲ 69% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 412.1 114 cases ▲ 64% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 25.3 7 cases ▼ 16% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 18.1 5 cases ▲ 11% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 112.1 31 cases ▲ 73% | 64.8 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Copiah County, chlamydia has risen from 1166.8 to 1185.7 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has fallen from 525.2 to 412.1 per 100,000 (22%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10.6 to 25.3 per 100,000 (139%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Copiah County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Mississippi is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Copiah County HIV care continuum (2023)
Copiah County recorded 34.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 21.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Copiah County residents living with HIV, 76.9% are in care · 53.8% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Copiah County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Georgetown sits on the quiet side of the Pearl River Bridge, where three-quarters of households own their homes and roots run deep, but younger adults still building relationships here often do so within a community where nearly six in ten working-age residents aren't in the formal labor force at all. That economic reality, combined with typical rents sitting low enough to make renting a genuine option for those who do move around, shapes a town where financial pressure isn't usually about housing costs: it's about everything else, including the time and travel that health care quietly demands. For people in their late teens and twenties, who statistically face the highest likelihood of a new or undetected STI, that distance isn't abstract: it's a stretch of MS 28 between them and any clinic at all.
9-person household, or a workday in a county where employment is already concentrated among a smaller share of residents. The Pearl River Bridge marks the edge of Georgetown; the nearest listed option starts somewhere past it.
Getting there
At 3.38/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Georgetown generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 39078 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39078 area around Georgetown: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Georgetown alone.
Georgetown sits in Copiah County, ZIP 39078. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Georgetown? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Copiah County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Mississippi law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Georgetown-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Georgetown often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Mississippi law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Mississippi, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Mississippi permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in MississippiSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Closest is Mississippi State Department of Health (12.7 mi), or order an at-home kit to 39078.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 1,186 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Mississippi average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Mississippi, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
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