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The Gulf Park Estates handbook

Living in Gulf Park Estates, MS: what to set up and who to call

Gulf Park Estates has no town government of its own, so Jackson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Ocean Springs School District. Almost every address in Gulf Park Estates can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gulf Park Estates, 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 Gulf Park Estates.

Electricity

Power comes from Mississippi Power

Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gulf Park Estates. 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 Gulf Park

Gulf Park supplies almost all of Gulf Park Estates. It draws ground water and serves 4,813 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% of similar systems’ latest results.

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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0300044.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Gulf Park Estates

100% of 2,388 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable100%1,000/50
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless96%5,000/5,000
Singing River ConnectFiber91%2,000/2,000
C SpireFixed wireless100%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless81%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless72%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Gulf Park Estates’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gulf Park Estates.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileGulf Park Estates 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.

Gulf Park Estates kids go to
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Ocean Springs Middle Schoolin Ocean Springs
9–12Ocean Springs High Schoolin Ocean Springs

Gulf Park Estates is in Ocean Springs School District.

A+School 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

Gulf Park Estates is unincorporated, so Jackson County is the local government.

Local governmentJackson CountyGulf Park Estates is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereJackson County RegistrarElections here are run by Jackson County (county election office). P.O. Box 998, Pascagoula, MS 39568 · (228) 769-3040FVAP, 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

Gulf Park Estates is in ZIP code 39564

ZIP codes where Gulf Park Estates residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Gulf Park EstatesZIP’s residents in Gulf Park Estates
39564Ocean Springs, MS100%14%
Area code228Wikidata

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 Gulf Park Estates

Who supplies Gulf Park Estates’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Gulf Park (EPA ID MS0300044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Gulf Park Estates?

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

What internet providers serve Gulf Park Estates?

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

What ZIP codes are in Gulf Park Estates?

39564. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gulf Park Estates in?

Ocean Springs School District.

How do I register to vote in Gulf Park Estates?

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 Jackson 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.