Pascagoula, Mississippi | |
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 Welcome sign on U.S. Route 90 | |
 Flag  Logo | |
| Nickname: Mississippi's Flagship City | |
| Motto(s): "A Great Place to Live, Work & Play" | |
 Location of Pascagoula in Jackson County, Mississippi | |
  Pascagoula Location in the United States  Pascagoula Pascagoula (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°21′49″N 88°32′31″W / 30.36361°N 88.54194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Jackson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jay Willis (R) |
| Area | |
• City | 24.51 sq mi (63.48 km2) |
| • Land | 15.38 sq mi (39.82 km2) |
| • Water | 9.13 sq mi (23.66 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 22,010 |
| • Density | 1,431.45/sq mi (552.68/km2) |
| • Urban | 50,428 (US: 497th) |
| • Metro | 382,516 (US: 137th) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 39567-39581 |
| Area code | 228 |
| FIPS code | 28-55360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0675480 |
| Website | cityofpascagoula |
Pascagoula (/pæskəɡulə/ PASS-kuh-GOOL-uh) is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.[2] It is the principal city of the Pascagoula metropolitan area, and is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area and the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. The population was 22,392 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 26,200 at the 2000 census. In 2019 the population was 21,699.[4]
The city is served by three airports: Mobile Regional Airport, 34 miles (55 km) to the northeast in Alabama; Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Pascagoula; and the Trent Lott International Airport, 9 miles (14 km) to the north in Jackson County.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Pascagoula city, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.