Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi, Mississippi
City
The Biloxi Visitors Center and the Biloxi Lighthouse, the city's signature landmark, in November 2011
Location in Harrison County and the state of Mississippi
Biloxi, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°24′43″N 88°55′40″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Harrison
Incorporated	in 1838 as a township
Government
• Mayor	Andrew Gilich (R)
Area
• City	67.71 sq mi (175.36 km2)
• Land	42.94 sq mi (111.20 km2)
• Water	24.77 sq mi (64.16 km2)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	49,449
• Density	1,151.69/sq mi (444.67/km2)
• Metro	416,259 (US: 129th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	39530–39535, 39540
Area code	228
FIPS code	28-06220
GNIS feature ID	0667173
Website	www.biloxi.ms.us

Biloxi (/bɪˈlʌksi/ bih-LUK-see; French: [bilusi]) is the second most populous city in Harrison County and the fourth most populous in the U.S. state of Mississippi, in the United States. The 2020 census recorded the population as 49,449. Biloxi is co–county seat with the larger city Gulfport, in the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area.

The beachfront of Biloxi lies directly on the Mississippi Sound, with barrier islands scattered off the coast and into the Gulf of Mexico.

Other websites

• Official web page
• Photographs of Hurricane Katrina's destruction on Mississippi's Gulf Coast from davidmetraux.com
• History of Biloxi's Jewish community Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
• The Sun-Herald