Official Name: | Moselle, Mississippi |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Moselle |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jones |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.28 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.28 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.65 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.65 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 304 |
Population Density Km2: | 71.02 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 183.91 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 31.5025°N -89.2789°W |
Elevation Ft: | 233 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 39459 |
Area Code: | 601 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 28-49160 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 673862 |
Moselle is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in southern Jones County, Mississippi. The community is part of the Laurel micropolitan area.
Moselle has a post office, with the ZIP code 39459.[2]
Moselle is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and was incorporated on December 14, 1905. It was unincorporated at an unknown date.[3]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 304.[4]
Moselle is located along U.S. Route 11, north of Eastabuchie and southwest of Laurel. The Leaf River, as well as the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport, are located west of Moselle.
White alone (NH) | 209 | 68.75% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 0.66% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0.33% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.33% | |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 11 | 3.62% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 80 | 26.32% | |
Total | 304 | 100.00% |
Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport has a Moselle post office address,[6] thought it is not located in the Moselle CDP.[7]
Public education in Moselle is provided by the Jones County School District.[8] Campuses serving the community include Moselle Elementary School, a K-6 school located in Moselle, and South Jones High School, located in Ellisville.