Mississippi Gulf Coast · MS
Pascagoula
A shipbuilding city on the Singing River.
- Population
- 22,010 (2020 census)
- Old Spanish Fort
- 1750s
- Katrina surge
- About 20 feet
Then
- Before 1700
The Pascagoula people live in villages along the river.
- 1750s
The Old Spanish Fort is built, the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley.
- 1973
Two fishermen say they were abducted by aliens while fishing near town.
- 2005
Katrina's surge floods about 92 percent of the city.
Now
Ingalls Shipbuilding is Mississippi's largest private single-site employer, and the Chevron refinery here is the company's largest. Amtrak returned in 2025.
3 tide stations around Pascagoula
- Pascagoula NOAA Labin town
- Pascagoula, Mississippi Sound2.2 mi
- Dock E, Port of Pascagoula3.2 mi