Gulf Coast
The Mississippi Gulf Coast, also known as Mississippi Coast, Mississippi Gulf Coast region, Coastal Mississippi, and The Coast, is the area of Mississippi along the Mississippi Sound at the northern extreme of the Gulf of Mexico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Biloxi and Gulfport.
Biloxi
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Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. It's well known for its beaches and casinos. It is also home to Keesler Air Force Base, most of which is not open to the public.
Gulfport
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Gulfport is a port city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, and its co-county seat. It had a population of 72,926 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Mississippi after Jackson.
Hattiesburg
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Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It is best known for being the home of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Pascagoula and Stone County.
Pascagoula
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Pascagoula is on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, on the east side of the Pascagoula River. Besides beaches, it is the site of considerable industry with the Ingalls Shipbuilding Company and other operations.
Stone County
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Stone County is a county in the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Wiggins is the largest and only incorporated city in the county. Aside from its close ties with the timber industry, its early 20th century past is littered with the accounts of lynchings and mob rule, though now people are generally caught up in the Pine Hill Festival in late April each year.
Ocean Springs
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Ocean Springs is a small city of about 18,000 people in Jackson County, on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Ocean Springs is the home of nationally recognized painters and potters which has promoted the cities aura of an artistic community.
Laurel
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Laurel is a small city in the inland area of the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It's best known in American culture as the home base of husband-and-wife home renovation team Ben and Erin Napier, stars of the HGTV series Home Town.
Picayune
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Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,885 at the 2020 census. The city is located approximately 45 miles from New Orleans, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport–Biloxi.
Gautier
Gautier is a city of 18,000 people in Jackson County. Gautier is a bedroom resort community surrounded by bayous and wetlands on three sides. The natural environment of Gautier offers many opportunities for recreation and eco-tourism.Bay St. Louis
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Bay St Louis is a resort town in Hancock County on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Although it has the area's only casino, it is one of the quieter resorts.
Waveland
Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.
D’Iberville
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D'Iberville is a city in Harrison County in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
Collins
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Collins is a city of 2,600 people in Mississippi near the center of Covington County, on the southwest side of Okatoma Creek, a tributary of the Bowie River. It is part of the Pascagoula River watershed.
Gulf Coast
- Type: human settlement
- Description: coastline
- Also known as: “Mississippi Gulf Coast”
- Location: Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
30.99° or 30° 59′ 24″ northLongitude of center
-89.13° or 89° 7′ 48″ westWikidata ID
Q6879154
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Gulf Coast” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “密西西比州墨西哥灣沿岸”
- French: “Côte du golfe du Mississippi”
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