| Official Name: | Moss Point, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Moss Point, Mississippi.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 30.4117°N -88.5344°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Billy Knight, Sr. |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1901 (as a city) |
| Area Total Km2: | 68.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 62.45 |
| Area Water Km2: | 6.35 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 12147 |
| Population Density Km2: | 194.50 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 24.11 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.45 |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 16 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 39562, 39563, 39581 |
| Area Code: | 228 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-49240 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0673878 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 503.75 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 12,147 in 2020, a decline from the figure of 13,704 in 2010. The Moss Point Historic District and several individual buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places' Jackson County listings.
On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina, and much of the city was flooded or destroyed (see details below). Moss Point is home to Trent Lott International Airport and the Mississippi Export Railroad.
An EF2 tornado touched down in Moss Point on June 19, 2023 [2] The tornado covered six miles of the city and damaged or destroyed over 300 homes and businesses.[3] [4]
Moss Point is in southeastern Jackson County, on the east side of the Pascagoula River. It is bordered to the south by the city of Pascagoula, the county seat, and to the north by unincorporated Escatawpa. The Escatawpa River flows east–west through the city into the Pascagoula River.
U.S. Route 90 forms the southeastern boundary of Moss Point, leading southwestward into Pascagoula and northeastward to Interstate 10, which runs through the northern part of the Moss Point city limits. I-10 leads west to the Biloxi area and northeast to Mobile, Alabama. Mississippi Highways 63 and 613 (Main Street) are north–south roads through Moss Point. Highway 63 leads south to US-90 and north to Lucedale, while Highway 613 leads south 4miles to the center of Pascagoula and north 5miles to Escatawpa.
Moss Point has a total area of 68.8km2, of which 62.6km2 are land and 6.3km2, or 9.11%, are water.[5]
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,617 | 21.54% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,655 | 71.25% | |
| Native American | 23 | 0.19% | |
| Asian | 40 | 0.33% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Other/Mixed | 361 | 2.97% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 450 | 3.7% |
The city is served by the Moss Point School District.
On August 29, 2005, Moss Point was hit by the strong eastern side of Hurricane Katrina, when it passed east of central New Orleans with minimal gale-force winds. However, on the east side of Hurricane Katrina, much of Moss Point was flooded or destroyed in one day, by the strong hurricane-force winds which lasted several hours and a storm surge exceeding in some sections.[7]
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Burlington, Vermont became the sister city of Moss Point and provided much-needed aid to the city.[8]