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Pascagoula, Miss.

Pascagoula, Mississippi
City
City of Pascagoula
Welcome sign on U.S. Route 90
Welcome sign on U.S. Route 90
Nickname(s): Mississippi's Flagship City
Motto: "A Great Place to Live, Work & Play"
Location of Pascagoula, MS
Location of Pascagoula, MS
Pascagoula, Mississippi is located in the US
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°21′49″N 88°32′31″W / 30.36361°N 88.54194°W / 30.36361; -88.54194Coordinates: 30°21′49″N 88°32′31″W / 30.36361°N 88.54194°W / 30.36361; -88.54194
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Jackson
Government
 • Mayor Dane Maxwell
Area
 • City 18.2 sq mi (47.2 km2)
 • Land 15.2 sq mi (39.3 km2)
 • Water 3.0 sq mi (7.9 km2)
Elevation 10 ft (3 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 22,392
 • Estimate (2016) 21,981
 • Density 1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
 • Urban 50,428 (US: 497th)
 • Metro 382,516 (US: 137th)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 39567-39581
Area code(s) 228
FIPS code 28-55360
GNIS feature ID 0675480
Website City of Pascagoula

Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the GulfportBiloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jackson County.

Pascagoula is a major industrial city of Mississippi, along the Gulf Coast. Prior to World War II, the town was a sleepy fishing village of about 5,000. The population exploded with the war-driven shipbuilding industry. Although the city's population seemed to peak in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Cold War defense spending was at its height, Pascagoula experienced some new growth and development in the years before Hurricane Katrina. Today, Pascagoula is home to the state’s largest employer, Ingalls Shipbuilding, owned by Huntington Ingalls Industries. Other major industries include the largest Chevron refinery in the world; Signal International, an oil platform builder; and Mississippi Phosphates.

Naval Station Pascagoula was located on Singing River Island, and was homeport to several Navy warships, as well as a large Coast Guard contingent. However, Naval Station Pascagoula was decommissioned as part of the 2005 BRAC recommendations and ceased operations in 2006.

The city is served by three airports: Mobile Regional Airport, which is located in nearby Mobile, Alabama; the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Pascagoula; and the Trent Lott International Airport, located within Jackson County.


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