{"id":5213,"date":"2023-07-06T10:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5213"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:41","slug":"hancock-county-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hancock-county-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Hancock County, Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hancock County is a county in Mississippi, United States, the state’s southwesternmost county, fronting the Gulf of Mexico and bordering Louisiana. It had a population of 46,053 at the 2020 census and covers 553 square miles (1,430 km2) centred near 30°23′N 89°28′W.<\/p>\n

Bay St. Louis is the county seat, and its postal code is 39520. The county has three incorporated cities, two census-designated places, and more than a dozen smaller unincorporated communities. Hancock County observes Central time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Hancock County<\/h2>\n

Hancock County has three incorporated cities — Bay St. Louis, Diamondhead and Waveland — plus two census-designated places (Kiln and Pearlington) and a scatter of smaller unincorporated settlements along the coast and inland. “CDP” marks a census-designated place with no city government; “Unincorp.” marks a community without its own municipal government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bay Saint Louis<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diamondhead<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39525<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waveland<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39576<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiln<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pearlington<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39572<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ansley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bayside Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catahoula<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clermont Harbor<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crane Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fenton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flat Top<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gainesville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gulfside<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackson Landing<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakeshore<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n39558<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leetown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Logtown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Napoleon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Necaise<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Santa Rosa<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shoreline Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Creek Acres<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Standard<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wiehe<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Bay Saint Louis and Waveland sit side by side on the beach highway and are often described together as the “Bay-Waveland” area, but they have always been separate incorporated cities with their own governments and ZIP codes.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n