Biloxi, Mississippi | |
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![]() 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 | |
Coordinates: 30°24′43″N 88°55′40″W / 30.41194°N 88.92778°W | |
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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: 133rd) |
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 (/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.
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