| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:51 PM |
| Population: | 23,508 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28131 |
| CBSA: | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS |
| Land Area: | 709 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.7748, -89.0874 |
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23,508 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 709 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,753 to 23,508 from 2014 to 2024 — a +13.3% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39561 (Mc Henry, $90,469 median) and poorest ZIP 39577 (Wiggins, $50,938) are 13.9 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $115,300 in 39577 (Wiggins) to $215,200 in 39573 (Perkinston).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 27 people/sq mi in 39573 (Perkinston) to 74 in 39561 (Mc Henry).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.8% bachelor's+ in 39561 (Mc Henry) to 18.2% in 39573 (Perkinston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #39 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #3 for median household income with the #4 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,505 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,553 of 15,184 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.