Moselle, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°30′09″N 89°16′44″W / 31.50250°N 89.27889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Jones |
Area | |
• Total | 1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2) |
• Land | 1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 304 |
• Density | 183.91/sq mi (71.02/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 39459 |
Area code | 601 |
FIPS code | 28-49160 |
GNIS feature ID | 673862 |
Moselle is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in southern Jones County, Mississippi. [2] The community is part of the Laurel micropolitan area.
Moselle has a post office, with the ZIP code 39459. [3]
Moselle is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and was incorporated on December 14, 1905. It was unincorporated at an unknown date. [4]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 304. [5]
Moselle is located along U.S. Route 11, north of Eastabuchie and southwest of Laurel. The Leaf River, as well as the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport, are located west of Moselle.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 304 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census
[6] 2020 [7] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 [7] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 209 | 68.75% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 0.66% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0.33% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.33% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 11 | 3.62% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 80 | 26.32% |
Total | 304 | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport has a Moselle post office address, [8] thought it is not located in the Moselle CDP. [9]
Public education in Moselle is provided by the Jones County School District. [10] Campuses serving the community include Moselle Elementary School, a K-6 school located in Moselle, and South Jones High School, located in Ellisville.