Photo: Jennifer Smits · Public domainLiving in Pass Christian, MS: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Pass Christian is in ZIP code 39571. Most homes in Pass Christian have two wired internet choices, Sparklight and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pass Christian, 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 Pass Christian.
Power comes from Mississippi Power
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pass Christian. 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 City of Pass Christian water system
The City of Pass Christian water system supplies Pass Christian: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Hcua-West as seller) and serves 10,436 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 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.7 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. MS0240009.
5 home internet providers serve Pass Christian
100% of 2,815 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pass Christian
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pass Christian, from the town’s own site.
From pass-christian.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-07-07T17:42:50+00:00, 2026-05-27, 2026-05-27T19:20:52+00:00, 2026-07-20T15:52:27+00:00, 2026-10-15T21:08:48+00:00. 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.
Pass Christian 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.
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.
Pass Christian is in ZIP code 39571
ZIP codes where Pass Christian residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pass Christian | ZIP’s residents in Pass Christian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39571 | Pass Christian, MS | 100% | 38% |
A few homes fall in 39560.
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 Pass Christian
Who supplies Pass Christian’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Pass Christian water system (EPA ID MS0240009). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pass Christian?
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pass Christian?
Sparklight, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pass Christian?
39571. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pass Christian in?
Pass Christian Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Pass Christian?
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: Pass Christian’s own website (pass-christian.com), 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.