Welcome to Picayune ...
The city of Picayune is located in Pearl River County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Picayune, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Picayune has a population of 10,955 people<2> (see below for details).
Picayune is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Picayune lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Picayune: 601 & 769<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Picayune had an population of 10,955 people. This is an increase of 0.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.99% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Picayune had a population of 10,878 people (or 19.53% of the total population of Pearl River County). This makes Picayune the county's most populous community.
The population of Picayune represents 0.37% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 39th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 10,878 people, the population of Picayune increased 3.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,535 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Picayune.
Communities Also Named Picayune ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Picayune - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Picayune.
Websites for Picayune ...
Official Website: www.picayune.ms.us/
Communities near Picayune ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Picayune.
- Slidell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <5>
- Pearl River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Talisheek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talisheek
- Talisheek is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talisheek <5>
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Bush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <5>
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Northwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Browns Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
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 Picayune. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Picayune.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Picayune. 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 Picayune.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Picayune. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Picayune.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Picayune ...
Looking for more information about Picayune? 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 Picayune, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Picayune.
Adding Picayune to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Picayune 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 for Picayune was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Picayune on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Mississippi (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Picayune.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Picayune: www.picayune.ms.us/
The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pearl River, 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 Picayune. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Picayune - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Picayune area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Picayune area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |