Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 7 min5:54 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min6:49 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 44°F68 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare44 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gulfport Naval Ctr station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Southern Mississippi - Gulf Park Campuscollege · 3.2 miGaston Pointcape · 2.4 miBlue Cliff Collegecollege · 5.2 miCedar Pointcape · 7.8 miDitch Bayoulake · 5.5 miBig Lakelake · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJones Parkpark · 1.5 miBayou View Baseball Complexpark · 2.5 miBiloxi River Coastal Reservestate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 2,479 acresWolf River Marshes (Feb 2008)state conservation land · 7.3 mi · 105 acresWolf River Conservation Societystate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,046 acresBiloxi National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.2 mi · 55 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighHarrison County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025252 of 365 days measured113 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harrison County monitors, MS
Drinking waterCity of Gulfportserves 75,056 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation27 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital Gulfport1.7 miPost officeDowntown Gulfport Post Office1.5 miTown hallGulfport City Hall1.3 miPoliceHarrison County Sheriff's Office1.1 miFire stationGulfport Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 elementary, 1 middleElementaryTwenty Eighth Street Elementary School1.0 miElementaryNorth Gulfport Elementary and Middle School1.3 miElementaryWest Elementary School1.4 miCollegeUniversity of Southern Mississippi - Gulf Park Campus3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGulfport Biloxi International Airport GPT2.2 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY75 miInterstateI-103.0 miUS highwayUS 491.5 miAmtrakGulfport, MS GUF1.3 miCoachBiloxi MS (BIG)FlixBus13 miTransit31 stops within a mileCoast Transit Authority (CTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39502 ZIP area.
