Long Beach, Mississippi

About Long Beach

Long Beach is a close-knit town in southern Mississippi with an estimated population of 17,217.

Officially, Long Beach is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 10.24 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,681 residents per square mile.

📰 Long Beach News Today

• Sweet Life Canna Co.: Long Beach grow facility now stocked in 135 Mississippi dispensaries WLOX · Aug 12
• LBMTV News LBMTV Aug. 17, 2026 - 08/17/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Aug 17
• Sweet Life Canna Co. reaches 135 Mississippi dispensaries from Long Beach facility MMJDaily · Aug 13
• 3 Mississippi beaches test positive for concerning fecal bacteria WWLTV.com · Jul 30
• Florene A. Simmons Obituary Jun 20, 2026 Riemann Family Funeral Homes · Jun 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Long Beach Unique

• A top-25 city in Mississippi by population (#25 of 299 incorporated places).
• One of 7 places in the US named Long Beach — but the Mississippi one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 17,217.
• Easy reach of Gulfport (7 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Long Beach

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Long Beach

• Flyin' Jalapeño — mexican
• Waffle House — american
• Bankhouse Coffee (café)
• Beach Boulevard Steamer — seafood
• Darwell's Cafe — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Long Beach Splash Pad · Water park
• West Side Park Splash Pad · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Long Beach

• Harper McCaughan Town Green Park reviews ★
• Preservation Oaks Beach Park reviews ★
• War Memorial Park reviews ★
• West Side Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Long Beach

• HARPER MC CAUGHAN ELEM SCHOOL
• LONG BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
• LONG BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• THOMAS L REEVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WJ QUARLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Long Beach

🏘️ Nearby Communities