Welcome to West Gulfport ...

West Gulfport is located in Harrison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Gulfport: W. Gulfport

West Gulfport is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for West Gulfport: 228

Communities near West Gulfport ...

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

• Biloxi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Ocean Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <3>
• Long Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
• Bay Saint Louis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <3>
• D'Iberville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <3>
• Diamondhead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <3>
• Pass Christian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <3>
• Waveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Waveland is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <3>
• Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
• Coalville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Gulfport ...

Looking for more information about West Gulfport? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Gulfport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Gulfport.