89°4′34″W / 30.40167°N 89.07611°W / 30.40167; -89.07611
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Gulfport, Mississippi
Clockwise from top: Downtown Gulfport, Mississippi Aquarium, Dan M. Russell Jr. Courthouse
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Motto: Where Your Ship Comes In
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Coordinates: 30°24′6″N 89°4′34″W / 30.40167°N 89.07611°W / 30.40167; -89.07611 Country United States State Mississippi County Harrison Incorporated July 28, 1898; 125 years ago (1898-07-28 ) • Type Strong mayor–council • Body Gulfport City Council • Mayor Billy Hewes (R ) • City 64.01 sq mi (165.79 km2 ) • Land 55.62 sq mi (144.06 km2 ) • Water 8.39 sq mi (21.73 km2 ) Elevation
20 ft (6 m) • City 72,926 • Density 1,311.08/sq mi (506.21/km2 ) • Urban
236,344 (US: 169th)[3] • Urban density 1,401.5/sq mi (541.1/km2 ) • Metro
416,259 (US: 133rd )[2] Time zone UTC−6 (CST ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−5 (CDT )ZIP Codes 39501-39503, 39505-39507
Area code 228 FIPS code 28-29700 GNIS feature ID0670771 Website City of Gulfport
Gulfport is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Mississippi , after the state capital Jackson . It is the larger (population wise) of two, aom cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area . As of the 2020 census , the city of Gulport had a population of 72,926.[4] Gulfport is co-county seat with Biloxi of Harrison County, Mississippi . Gulfport is the east coast home to the US Navy Seabees, and also the birthplace of American football player Brett Favre.
On August 29, 2005, Gulfport was hit by the strong east side of Hurricane Katrina , and much of Gulfport was flooded or destroyed. Much of Gulfport was also severely damaged by Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969.