Welcome to Diamondhead ...

Diamondhead is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Diamondhead has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Diamondhead has a population of 8,044 people<3> (see below for details).

Diamondhead is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Diamondhead lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Diamondhead is within the (228) area code.

Websites for Diamondhead ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Diamondhead, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Diamondhead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Diamondhead - it's located in Arkansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Diamondhead.

Communities near Diamondhead ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Diamondhead.

• Gulfport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <5>
• Long Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
• Bay Saint Louis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
  • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <5>
• Pass Christian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <5>
• Waveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
  • Waveland is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <5>
• Kiln
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
  • Kiln is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <5>
• Shoreline Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
  • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
• Lakeshore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
• Necaise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Necaise is located in Hancock County
• Lyman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Harrison County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Diamondhead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Diamondhead.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Diamondhead. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Diamondhead.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Diamondhead. See our Newspapers Page for Diamondhead.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Diamondhead ...

Looking for more information about Diamondhead? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Diamondhead, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Diamondhead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Diamondhead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/