Pearlington, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 30°15′0″N 89°36′18″W / 30.25000°N 89.60500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Hancock |
Area | |
• Total | 9.54 sq mi (24.71 km2) |
• Land | 9.13 sq mi (23.64 km2) |
• Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,153 |
• Density | 126.31/sq mi (48.77/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39572 |
Area code | 228 |
FIPS code | 28-55920 |
GNIS feature ID | 0675547 |
Pearlington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on U.S. Route 90, along the Pearl River, at the Louisiana state line. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,684 at the 2000 census. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall just south of Pearlington.