MoselleMS
89 people live in this town, settled in 1884.
Is Moselle a good place to live?
Moselle’s age of the median resident is 70.4 years, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 37 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 100 Mississippi towns, just one has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Moselle. Moselle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
89 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Moselle: who provides what
Moselle is unincorporated, so Jones County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Moselle.
A job hub: Moselle has 1.7 jobs for every working resident and draws in 191 commuters
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Moselle rose by 152, to 191. The top destinations are Hattiesburg (29%), Laurel (13%) and Collins (4%). The median commute is under 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Moselle’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Jones County School District. 554 students attend Moselle’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moselle Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 554 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Moselle’s year
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Moselle, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Moselle sits above 63% of U.S. communities. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 22%. Federal aid has come to Moselle households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Moselle’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
35% of Moselle adults feel lonely. Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Moselle. In Moselle, just over a third of adults get no exercise outside work, and 40% have high blood pressure. This Mississippi town does better than the Mississippi average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 2.
| Moselle | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 39% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 45% | 35% |
| What stands out | Moselle | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 30.3% | 38.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.7% | 11.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moselle. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MuseumLauren Rogers Museum of Art13 mi Zoo & aquariumHattiesburg Zoo
12 mi MuseumAfrican American Military History Museum
23 mi MuseumMississippi Armed Forces Museum50K visitors a year17 mi Zoo & aquariumCollins Zoo
13 mi GardenAll-American Rose GardenPhoto credits
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art: Michlaovic, Public domain · African American Military History Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: Woodlot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · All-American Rose Garden: Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Moselle
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Moselle
About 0 of every 100 Moselle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Every workday, about 191 people come to Moselle for work
Where Moselle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Moselle
3 notable people were born in Moselle.
About Moselle
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, US
Moselle is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in southern Jones County, Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, Moselle had a population of 304. The community is part of the Laurel micropolitan area.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 233 ft
- ZIP code
- 39459
Questions about Moselle
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Moselle, MS a good place to live?
Moselle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Moselle, MS known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Ronnie Shows and Thermon Blacklidge.