Photo: Zach123abc · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ocean Springs, MS: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Ocean Springs is in ZIP code 39564. Memorial Hospital Biloxi, 6.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ocean Springs, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Ocean Springs.
Power comes from Mississippi Power
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ocean Springs. 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.
Water comes from West Jackson Co Utility Dist
West Jackson Co Utility Dist supplies Ocean Springs: about 64% of residents live in its service area. Gulf Park serves another 17%. About 19% 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 28,544 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. MS0300156.
6 home internet providers serve Ocean Springs
100% of 7,656 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 67% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Singing River Connect | Fiber | 17% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ocean Springs depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ocean Springs, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on oceansprings-ms.gov
From oceansprings-ms.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 28, 2017. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ocean Springs 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ocean Springs is in ZIP code 39564
ZIP codes where Ocean Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ocean Springs | ZIP’s residents in Ocean Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39564 | Ocean Springs, MS | 100% | 43% |
39566 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Ocean Springs
Who supplies Ocean Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Jackson Co Utility Dist (EPA ID MS0300156). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ocean Springs?
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ocean Springs?
Sparklight, AT&T, C Spire, Singing River Connect, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ocean Springs?
39564. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ocean Springs in?
Ocean Springs School District.
How do I register to vote in Ocean Springs?
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: Ocean Springs’ own website (oceansprings-ms.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.