Bay Springs, Mississippi

About Bay Springs

Bay Springs is a small town in southern Mississippi, home to 1,488 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Bay Springs holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 14.94 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 100 residents per square mile.

📰 Bay Springs News Today

• Bay Springs Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 4
• Bay Springs Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• ‘Bay Fest’ to return to Bay Springs starting Friday - WDAM-TV WDAM-TV · May 27
• Mize vs Bay Springs Football - Oct 16, 2026 Sports Illustrated · Aug 8
• A Tale of Two Bay Fests: Jasper and Hancock Counties Plan Separate Celebrations for Same Weekend Mississippi Free Press · May 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bay Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Bay Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏫 Schools in Bay Springs

• BAY SPRINGS ELEM SCH
• BAY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
• BAY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCH
• STRINGER ATTENDANCE CENTER

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Jasper General Hospital

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bay Springs

🏘️ Nearby Communities