Pearlington, Mississippi

About Pearlington

Pearlington, MS is a small unincorporated community located in southern Mississippi.

Pearlington holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.13 square miles.

📰 Pearlington News Today

• Frank Edward Cloud, Jr. Obituary Jun 2, 2026 Edmond Fahey Funeral Home · Jun 2
• Pearlington, MS Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 31
• This Tiny Mississippi Town Has Something No Other Town in the State Does AOL.com · Sep 17
• Janet Wheat Obituary - Houston, TX Dignity Memorial · Apr 25
• Lana Breland Watkins Obituary (2026) - Pearlington, MS - McDonald Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Picayune Legacy | Obituary · Sep 9

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Pearlington Unique

• The only place in America named Pearlington — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Pearlington

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🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cajun Encounters · Attraction
• Pearl River Eco Tours · Attraction
• INFINITY Science Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pearlington

• Pearl River State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• White Kitchen Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Pearlington

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