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The DeLisle handbook

Living in DeLisle, MS: what to set up and who to call

DeLisle has no town government of its own, so Harrison County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pass Christian Public School District. The Oaks Utilities reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.

DeLisle has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Harrison County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on DeLisle’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in DeLisle, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in DeLisle.

Electricity

Power comes from Mississippi Power

Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of DeLisle. Its homes paid an average of 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Mississippi).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from The Oaks Utilities

The Oaks Utilities supplies DeLisle: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 797 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0240256.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve DeLisle

100% of 581 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable96%1,000/50
AT&TFixed wireless, Fiber, DSL80%5,000/5,000
CoastConnectFiber5%2,000/1,000
C SpireFixed wireless90%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless85%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless33%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have DeLisle’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in DeLisle.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileDeLisle has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

DeLisle kids go to
PK–5DeLisle Elementary SchoolPass Christian Public School District
6–8Pass Christian Middle Schoolin Pass Christian
9–12Pass Christian High Schoolin Pass Christian

DeLisle is in Pass Christian Public School District.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

DeLisle is unincorporated, so Harrison County is the local government.

Local governmentHarrison CountyDeLisle is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereHarrison County RegistrarElections here are run by Harrison County (county election office). P.O. Box 998, Gulfport, MS 39502 · (228) 865-4051FVAP, Sep 2023
Register to voteIn personMississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemsegov.comThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

DeLisle is in ZIP code 39571

ZIP codes where DeLisle residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of DeLisleZIP’s residents in DeLisle
39571Pass Christian, MS100%9%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in DeLisle

Who supplies DeLisle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Oaks Utilities (EPA ID MS0240256). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in DeLisle?

Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve DeLisle?

Sparklight, AT&T, CoastConnect, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in DeLisle?

39571. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is DeLisle in?

Pass Christian Public School District.

How do I register to vote in DeLisle?

Mississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Harrison County Registrar. Check your registration at msegov.com.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.