Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 7 min5:56 am – 8:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min6:51 am – 5:02 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 40°F64 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare80 days above 90°F, 31 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bay St Louis Nasa station; snow from Stennis-diamondhead
Nearby landmarksLittle Lakelake · 3.1 miPerch Lakelake · 4.5 miNASA Stennis Space Center Visitor Centervisitor center · 4.6 miMacks Islandisland · 3.9 miMurdocks Eddybay · 4.7 miPorters Riverriver · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPearl River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 36,386 acresWest Pearl Riverstate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 1,370 acresI-10 Rest Areastate recreation area · 8.5 miI-59 Pearl River Rest Areastate recreation area · 8.9 miHancock County Marsh Coastal Reservestate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 18,067 acresBayou Lacroix Coastal Reservestate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 1,081 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 ModerateHancock County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured109 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hancock County monitors, MS
Drinking waterStennis Space Centerserves 4,700 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation29 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Medical Center North Shore10.5 miPost officeNicholson Post Office9.0 miTown hallPearl River Town Hall8.7 miPolicePearl River Police Department8.7 miFire stationNicholson Volunteer Fire Department8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGulfport Biloxi International Airport GPT32 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY48 miInterstateI-104.6 miUS highwayUS 904.3 miAmtrakPicayune, MS PIC11 miCoachSlidell Fremaux Quick StopGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39529 ZIP area.
