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Welcome to Gautier ...

The city of Gautier is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gautier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gautier has a population of 18,434 people<2> (see below for details).

Gautier is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Gautier: 228

The ZIP code for Gautier: 39553<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gautier had an population of 18,434 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 57.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gautier had a population of 18,572 people (which is 13.32% of the total population of Jackson County). This makes Gautier the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Gautier represents 0.63% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,572 people, the population of Gautier increased 58.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,681 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gautier.

Communities Also Named Gautier ...

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

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

Websites for Gautier ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jcchamber.com/

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

Communities near Gautier ...

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

  • Biloxi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <5>
  • Pascagoula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocean Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • D'Iberville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Moss Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Gulf Park Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
  • Escatawpa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Eastside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Eastside is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
  • Coll Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town

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 Gautier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gautier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gautier. 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 Gautier.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gautier ...

Looking for more information about Gautier? 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 Gautier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gautier.

Adding Gautier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gautier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gautier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gautier post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gautier.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gautier.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gautier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Gautier). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gautier or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/