In Walthall County, the reported gonorrhea rate runs about 25% higher than the US average. If you need testing in Tylertown, Mississippi for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, consider that community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Tylertown, MS. The nearest, Family Health Care Clinic, is about 0.2 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.
Family Health Care Clinic in Tylertown pairs testing for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs. All on a sliding-scale fee schedule, with appointments required. Spanish and interpretation services are available.
When a language barrier persists through a visit, dosing instructions blur, follow-up questions go unasked, and a treatable infection stays mismanaged. Family Health Care Clinic in Tylertown provides Spanish-language services and broader interpretation support so that the clinical conversation (symptoms, medications, next steps) lands intact.
Without Title X status, a minor's STI care can surface on a parent's insurance explanation of benefits, and testing that feels risky to seek simply doesn't happen. Family Health Care Clinic in Tylertown operates under Title X, which means family planning and STI services for minors carry federally mandated confidentiality, not a clinic-by-clinic policy.
PrEP, typically tenofovir-based daily oral medication, requires regular HIV and kidney-function monitoring to be both safe and effective; a prescription alone, without that infrastructure, is an incomplete intervention. Family Health Care Clinic in Tylertown prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, keeping the monitoring cycle continuous rather than fragmented across providers.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Mississippi State Department of Health in Tylertown pairs gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, all on a sliding-scale fee. With HIV testing available at no charge and appointments required.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 12 miles from Tylertown. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Tylertown, 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 Walthall 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.
100 Hospital Drive, Tylertown, MS 39667
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Tylertown. 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, 51 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tylertown. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 9 offer telehealth.
Carla Armstrong, MD
Family medicine · 155 Hospital Drive, Tylertown
Mihaela Missel, DO
Internal medicine · 100 Hospital Drive, Tylertown
Johnny Bullock, MD
Internal medicine · 100 Hospital Drive, Tylertown
Joe Ward, MD
Family medicine · 130 East Lexie Road, Tylertown
Shayna Walker, MD
Family medicine · 3 Laird Pittman Road, Tylertown
Lucius Lampton, MD
Family medicine · 205 North Cherry Street, Magnolia
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 Tylertown, 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.
Brumfields Drugs
0.6 miGuy's Pharmacy of Tylertown
0.7 miWilliams Tylertown Pharmacy
0.8 miRawls Pharmacy
14 miCreel's Family Pharmacy
16 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Tylertown, 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 Tylertown, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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 Walthall County, the county that includes Tylertown, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#53 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 35% of the state
| Infection | Walthall County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 548.2 76 cases ▼ 22% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 223.6 31 cases ▼ 11% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 36.1 5 cases ▲ 20% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 28.9 4 cases ▲ 77% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 14.4 2 cases ▼ 78% | 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 Walthall County, chlamydia has fallen from 677 to 548.2 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 388.9 to 223.6 per 100,000 (43%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 28.8 to 36.1 per 100,000 (25%).
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 Walthall 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.
Walthall County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Walthall County residents living with HIV, 80% are in care · 70% 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 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 Walthall County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Beulah Avenue moves at the unhurried pace of a town where most residents have put down roots: over seven in ten own their homes, and households here run large, often three or four people sharing a roof. That stability is real, but it coexists with a labor market under genuine strain: fewer than half of working-age adults are in the workforce at all, and unemployment runs high enough that a weekday afternoon trip to a clinic in another county can mean weighing gas money against other essentials. Rent is low by any measure, yet when paychecks are irregular, even modest out-of-pocket costs become a reason to postpone something that feels non-urgent.
That postponing adds up for younger adults still forming relationships: the age group that accounts for the largest share of new STI diagnoses everywhere, and Walthall County's numbers reflect that national pattern. The options listed on this page are the nearest available, reached by car. Holmes Water Park draws families from across town on summer weekends, anyone already out on Tyler Avenue that day is already most of the way to making that appointment happen.
Getting there
At 8.28/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Tylertown 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 39667 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39667 area around Tylertown: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Tylertown alone.
Tylertown sits in Walthall County, ZIP 39667. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Tylertown? 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 Walthall 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 Tylertown-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 Tylertown 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Mississippi State Department of Health, about 0.9 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Walthall County reported ~548 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Mississippi average.
In Mississippi, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
No real difference for testing, "STI" is just the current term for what used to be called "STD."
Yes, a syphilis sore can heal while the infection stays and silently progresses, so a blood test is the only way to be sure.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
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