Mississippi · Census place 2806220

Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi with an estimated 48,144 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 5th largest of 149 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
48,144
#5 of 149 in Mississippi
Change since 2020
-2.6%
-1,284 people
Land area
42.9 sq mi
+ 24.77 sq mi water
Density
1,121 / sq mi
State median 738
Orange pin: Biloxi. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Jackson.

Biloxi population, 2020 to 2024

Biloxi lost 1,284 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.6%. In the latest year it moved by -263. Among 61 Mississippi places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 39th; the median place changed by -1.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Mississippi has 12,656 people, so Biloxi is 3.8 times that size.

49.4k202049.2k202149.1k202248.4k202348.1k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 49,442. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Biloxi covers 42.94 square miles of land and 24.77 of water, for 1,121 people per square mile of land. The median Mississippi place of 5,000+ has 738, so Biloxi is denser than the typical town.

What county Biloxi is in

All of Biloxi's residents live in Harrison County, which had 213,730 residents in 2024. Biloxi holds 22.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Biloxi

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Biloxi by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 39530, 39531, 39532, 39534. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Biloxi is

The Census internal point of Biloxi is at 30.426700, -88.935800. Jackson, the capital, is 148.9 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Gulfport, MS (74,621 people), 8.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL, 52.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
30.426700, -88.935800
DMS
30°25'36.12"N 88°56'8.88"W
UTM
16N 314083.1E 3367659.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
862HC3G7+MM

Daylight in Biloxi

At 30.43° N, Biloxi gets about 14 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 11 min around the December solstice, a swing of 3 h 56 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Biloxi

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Mississippi, measured between internal points. The closest is D'Iberville, 2.7 miles away, with 13,399 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Biloxi, MS?

48,144 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,284 (2.6%) from 49,428 in July 2020.

What county is Biloxi in?

Harrison County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Biloxi?

4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 39530, 39531, 39532, 39534.

How far is Biloxi from Jackson?

148.9 miles (239.6 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Biloxi.

What is the nearest larger city to Biloxi?

Gulfport, MS, with 74,621 residents, 8.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.