Long Beach is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, home to about 17,009 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39560.
Homes sold for a median of $149 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Long Beach. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)70 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Gulfport Biloxi International Airport (GPT)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX374 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Long Beach; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Long Beach had 16,780 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 25th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Harrison County grew from 21,002 residents in 1900 to 208,621 in 2020.
Harrison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 68.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gulfport Naval Ctr, MS weather station (3 miles away).
74,300 jobs at 4,368 businesses in Harrison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
68 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Long Beach.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 16 |
| Mental health providers | 27 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 10 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1905.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Long Beach School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarles ElementaryLong Beach | Pre-K–3 | 429 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Reeves ElementaryLong Beach | Pre-K–3 | 453 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Harper McCaughan ElementaryLong Beach | 4–6 | 622 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Long Beach Middle SchoolLong Beach | 7–8 | 475 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Long Beach High SchoolLong Beach | 9–13 | 895 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast Episcopal SchoolLong Beach | Pre-K–6 | 126 | Episcopal | 2.4 mi |
| St Vincent De PaulLong Beach | Pre-K–6 | 291 | Roman Catholic | 3.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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