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2026 Rankings

Jackson County, Mississippi Home Safety Rankings - 13 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Jackson County, Mississippi (Mississippi) includes 13 tracked ZIP codes and 14 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: A (94/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	7	100%
B	0	0%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	39553	Gautier	99	A
2	39565	Vancleave	99	A
3	39567	Pascagoula	96	A
4	39581	Pascagoula	95	A
5	39564	Ocean Springs	93	A
6	39562	Moss Point	91	A
7	39563	Moss Point	87	A

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	39563	Moss Point	87	A	34 violations
2	39562	Moss Point	91	A	23 violations
3	39564	Ocean Springs	93	A	22 violations
4	39581	Pascagoula	95	A	13 violations
5	39567	Pascagoula	96	A	11 violations
6	39565	Vancleave	99	A	2 violation(s)
7	39553	Gautier	99	A	2 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	25	7
Revised Total Coliform Rule	25	7
Stage 2 DBP Rule	20	4
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	10	5
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10	5
Lead and Copper Rule	7	3
Surface Water Treatment Rule	6	2
Stage 1 DBP Rule	2	2

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0021 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 7 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
5% of housing built before 1950
26% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Pascagoula, MS — 5 ZIP codes
Moss Point, MS — 2 ZIP codes
Ocean Springs, MS — 2 ZIP codes
Escatawpa, MS — 1 ZIP code
Gautier, MS — 1 ZIP code
Hurley, MS — 1 ZIP code
Vancleave, MS — 1 ZIP code

All 13 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	39553	Gautier	99	A	2
2	39565	Vancleave	99	A	2
3	39567	Pascagoula	96	A	11
4	39581	Pascagoula	95	A	13
5	39564	Ocean Springs	93	A	22
6	39562	Moss Point	91	A	23
7	39563	Moss Point	87	A	34

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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APA

ZipCheckup. (2026). Jackson County, Mississippi Home Safety Rankings - 13 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/jackson-mississippi/

BibTeX

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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Jackson County, Mississippi Home Safety Rankings - 13 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/jackson-mississippi/}
}

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