Escatawpa, Mississippi

About Escatawpa

Set in the southeastern part of Mississippi, Escatawpa is a small unincorporated community.

Escatawpa holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.68 square miles.

📰 Escatawpa News Today

• Brad Arnold, lead singer of Mississippi-formed rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47 Mississippi Today · Feb 7
• Mary Nell Smith Obituary | Heritage Funeral Home | Moss Point, MS Tribute Archive · Jul 4
• Brad Arnold, 3 Doors Down lead singer, dies at 47. What we know - The Clarion-Ledger The Clarion-Ledger · Feb 9
• Escatawpa, MS Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 10
• 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold dies at 47 following cancer diagnosis KSL.com · Feb 7

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What Makes Escatawpa Unique

• The only place in America named Escatawpa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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