Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes,

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, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320. According to 2019 estimates, the population has slightly increased to 594,806. Jackson is the principal city of the MSA.

Counties

* Copiah * Hinds * Holmes *

* Rankin * Simpson * Yazoohttps://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bulletin-20-01.pdf

Communities

Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants

* Jackson (Principal City) **Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the State of Mississippi. It is one of the

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s of Hinds County ( Raymond being the other). As of the 2020 census, Jackson's population was 153,701. * Brandon * Clinton *

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Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

* Byram *

Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ente ...

* Flowood * Ridgeland *

Yazoo City Yazoo City is a U.S. city in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's ...

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Crystal Springs * Durant *

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* Gluckstadt * Goodman * Hazlehurst *

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Magee Magee may refer to: People * Magee (surname) Places and institutions * Magee, Mississippi, a city in Simpson County, Mississippi, U.S. * Magee, New York, also known as Magee's Corners, a hamlet in the Town of Tyre, Seneca County, New York, U.S. * ...

* Mendenhall * Pelahatchie * Pickens * Raymond * Richland * Tchula * Wesson

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

* Beauregard * Bentonia * Bolton * Braxton * Cruger * D'Lo * Eden * Georgetown * Learned * Puckett * Satartia * Terry * Utica *

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Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 497,197 people, 180,556 households, and 127,704 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 53.02%

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, 45.29%

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, 0.13% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.29% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

Geography and climate

The Jackson metropolitan area possesses a

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, with very hot, humid summers and mild winters. Rain is very evenly spread throughout the year, and snow can fall in wintertime, although heavy snowfall is relatively rare. Much of the areas rainfall occurs during thunderstorms. Thunder is heard on roughly 70 days per annum. The Jackson metropolitan area lies in a region prone to severe thunderstorms which can produce large

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, damaging winds and

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es. The most damaging tornado in Mississippi history occurred on March 3, 1966, when an EF-5 tornado spawned in southwest Hinds County and proceeded to move northeasterly for several hours until finally lifting in southwest

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. The storm, called the Candlestick Park tornado for a destroyed Jackson shopping center, killed 58 and injured 216.

Industry

The metro area is home to several major industries. These include electrical equipment and machinery, processed food, and primary and fabricated metal products. The surrounding area supports agricultural development of livestock, soybeans, cotton, and poultry.

Education

Colleges and universities

Belhaven University Belhaven University (Belhaven or BU) is a private evangelical Christian university in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 1883, the university offers traditional majors, programs of general studies, and pre-professional programs in Christian Minis ...

( Jackson) ** Copiah-Lincoln Community College ( Wesson) ** Delta Technical College ( Ridgeland) www.deltatechnicalcollege.com ** Hinds Community College ( Raymond with branch campus in Jackson) ** Holmes Community College ( Goodman with branch campus in Ridgeland) ** Jackson State University ( Jackson) **

Millsaps College Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 1890 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. History The college was founded in 1889–90 by a Confederate veteran, Major Reuben Webste ...

( Jackson) ** Mississippi College ( Clinton) *** Mississippi College School of Law ( Jackson) **

Reformed Theological Seminary Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition with campuses in multiple locations in the United States. Founded by conservatives in the Southern Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Church in ...

( Jackson) ** Tougaloo College ( Jackson) ** University of Mississippi Medical Center ( Jackson) **University Center ( Jackson)) - serves as branch campuses for the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi ( byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment ...

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univ ...

, and

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to a ...

. **

Wesley Biblical Seminary Wesley Biblical Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The seminary's history and teachings align with Wesleyan-Arminian (Methodist) tradition. It was founded in 1974 and serves men and wome ...

( Jackson) ** Wesley College (

)

Public school districts

** Canton Public School District (serves the city of

) **

Clinton Public School District The Clinton Public School District is a public school district based in Clinton, Mississippi ( USA). Schools School segregation in the district ended in 1970. In fulfilling desegregation requirements, the district implemented a setup in which ...

(serves the city of Clinton) ** Copiah County School District (serves Copiah County) ** Hazlehurst City School District (serves the city of Hazlehurst) **

Hinds County School District The Hinds County School District is a public school district based in Raymond, Mississippi (US). In addition to Raymond, the district serves the communities of Bolton, Byram, Edwards, Learned, Terry, and Utica, as well as sections of Jackson. ...

(serves

Hinds County Hinds County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. With its county seats (Raymond and the state's capital, Jackson), Hinds is the most populous county in Mississippi with a 2020 census population of 227,742 residents. Hinds Co ...

outside of the Jackson city limits) ** Holmes County School District (serves Holmes County) **

Jackson Public School District The Jackson Public School District (JPSD) or Jackson Public Schools (JPS) is a public school district serving the majority of Jackson, the state capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Established in 1888, it is the second lar ...

(serves the city of Jackson) ** Madison County School District (serves Madison County outside Canton) **

Pearl Public School District The Pearl Public School District is a public school district based in Pearl, Mississippi ( USA) in Greater Jackson. Schools * Pearl High School (Grades 9 through 12) Built in 1989; Expansions* in 1997, 2003 and 2005City of Pearl, Mississippi ...

(serves the city of

) **

Rankin County School District The Rankin County School District is the 3rd largest public school district in Mississippi. The district office is located in Brandon, Mississippi ( USA). In addition to Brandon, the district serves most of Rankin County, including the commu ...

(serves Rankin County) ** Simpson County School District (serves Simpson County) ** Yazoo County School District (serves Yazoo County)

Private schools

* Benton Academy ( Benton) * Canton Academy (

) * Central Hinds Academy ( Raymond) *

Central Holmes Christian School Central Holmes Christian School (CHCS), previously Central Holmes Academy, is a private non-sectarian Christian school in Lexington, Mississippi. It includes elementary, middle, and high school grades 1-12. The school has a controversial history a ...

(

) * Christ Covenant School ( Ridgeland) * Clinton Christian Academy ( Clinton) * Copiah Academy ( Gallman) * Discovery Christian School (

) * East Rankin Academy ( Pelahatchie) * Emmanuel Christian School ( Jackson) * First Presbyterian Day School ( Jackson) *

Hartfield Academy Hartfield Academy (or simply known as Hartfield) is an independent private school in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The school hosts K3–12th and has two campuses, West and East. Hartfield's main west campus, located in Flowood, M ...

( Flowood) *

Hillcrest Christian School Hillcrest Christian School is a private Christian school in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. The school traces its history to a segregation academy founded by the White Citizens Council. History Racial segregation Hillcrest was established ...

( Jackson) * Jackson Academy ( Jackson) * Jackson Preparatory School ( Flowood) * Madison-Ridgeland Academy (

) * Manchester Academy (

) * Mount Salus Christian School ( Clinton) * New Jerusalem Christian School ( Jackson) * Park Place Christian Academy (

) * Piney Woods Country Life School (rural Rankin County) https://www.pineywoods.org/ * REBUL Academy ( Learned) * Simpson Academy ( Mendenhall) * St. Augustine Christian School ( Ridgeland) * St. Andrew's Episcopal School (middle and upper schools Ridgeland; lower school Jackson) * St. Joseph Catholic School * Tri-County Academy (

)

Media

Newspapers

Daily

* ''

The Clarion-Ledger ''The Clarion Ledger'' is an American daily newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi. It is the second-oldest company in the state of Mississippi, and is one of the few newspapers in the nation that continues to circulate statewide. It is an operating d ...

'' statewide general interest newspaper, a
http://www.clarionledger.com

Weekly

* ''Copiah Monitor'', weekly newspaper serving Copiah County (home office Hazelhurst), a
http://www.copiahmonitor.com
* ''Hinds County Gazette'', weekly newspaper serving

(home office Raymond), a
http://www.hindscountygazette.com
* '' Jackson Advocate'', weekly newspaper and oldest newspaper serving the state's African-American community, a
http://www.jacksonadvocate.com
* '' Jackson Free Press'', alternative newspaper, with focus on politics, entertainment and culture; blogs and discussion a
http://www.jacksonfreepress.com
* ''La Noticia de Mississippi'' – Voz de la Comunidad Latina – The Mississippi Hispanic Newspaper a
http://www.lanoticianewspaper.com/
* ''The Mississippi Link'' weekly statewide general interest newspaper (home office Jackson), focusing on the African American community, a
http://www.themississippilink.com
* ''

Mississippi Business Journal ''The Mississippi Business Journal'' is a statewide weekly business newspaper, located in Jackson, Mississippi. Each issue contains news coverage relating to the Mississippi business world along with regular opinion and freelance columns. Issues ...

'' weekly newspaper (home office Jackson), with focus on business and economic development, a
http://www.msbusiness.com
* ''The Northside Sun'' weekly newspaper, with focus on Northeast Jackson,

and Ridgeland, a
http://www.northsidesun.com
* ''B Fit and Healthy Magazine'', Health and Fitness Magazine for Mississippians, a
http://bfitandhealthymagazine.com
* ''Holmes County Herald'', weekly newspaper serving Holmes County (home office

, a
http://www.holmescountyherald.com
* ''Madison County Herald'', weekly newspaper serving Madison County (home office

), a
http://www.mcherald.com
* ''Madison County Journal'', weekly newspaper serving mostly Madison County suburbs of Jackson (home office Ridgeland), a
http://www.onlinemadison.net
* ''Rankin County News'', weekly newspaper serving Rankin County (home office Brandon), a
http://www.rankincn.com
* ''Magee Herald/Simpson County News'', weekly newspaper serving Simpson County (offices in

and Mendenhall), a
//www.simpsoncounty.ms
* ''

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'', weekly newspaper serving Yazoo County (home office

), a
http://www.yazooherald.net

Historic

* The Jackson '' Mississippian'', circulated during the 19th century * ''Jackson Daily News'', evening newspaper in Jackson (published 1907 to 1934; merged with

in 1934 but editorially operated separately; discontinued publishing in 1982) * ''Jackson State-Times'', daily newspaper in Jackson (published 1952 to 1963)

Publishing

* University Press of Mississippi, the state's only not-for-profit publishing house and collective publisher for Mississippi's eight state universities, producing works on local history, culture and society

Television

All stations are licensed to Jackson unless otherwise noted: * Channel 3, WLBT: NBC * Channel 6,

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* Channel 12, WJTV: CBS * Channel 16, WAPT: ABC * Channel 23, WWJX: TCT * Channel 29, WMPN: PBS/ Mississippi Public Broadcasting * Channel 34,

WRBJ-TV WRBJ-TV (channel 34) is a religious television station licensed to Magee, Mississippi, United States, serving the Jackson, Hattiesburg and Meridian television markets as an owned-and-operated station of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). T ...

: TBN, licensed to

* Channel 35,

WLOO WLOO (channel 35) is a television station licensed to Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States, serving the Jackson area as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. Owned by Tougaloo College, it has a joint sales agreement (JSA) with Fox affiliate WDBD (ch ...

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, licensed to Jackson suburb Tougaloo * Channel 40,

WDBD WDBD (channel 40) is a television station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by American Spirit Media, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Gray Television, owner of NBC affilia ...

: Fox

FM radio

AM radio

* 620 WJDX: News/Talk * 780 WIIN:

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* 810 WSJC: Religious * 930 WSFZ: News/Talk with programming from Black Information Network * 970 WFQY: Hip Hop * 1000 WXTN: Religious * 1120 WTWZ: Folk * 1150

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: Hip Hop * 1180 WJNT: News/Talk * 1240

WZQK WZQK is a radio station licensed to Flowood, Mississippi. From November 9, 1992 until September 30, 2020, the station's call sign was WPBQ. Its previous format was urban contemporary, urban variety, a blend of contemporary hip-hop, urban gospel, ...

: Country * 1300

WOAD ''Isatis tinctoria'', also called woad (), dyer's woad, or glastum, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family) with a documented history of use as a blue dye and medicinal plant. Its genus name, Isatis, derives from ...

: Gospel Music * 1370 WMGO: Variety * 1400 WJQS: Sports

Points of interest

Sports

Sports teams in the Jackson Metro area

* Mississippi Braves—minor league baseball affiliate (AA) of the Atlanta Braves. The team plays at

Trustmark Park Trustmark Park is the home of the Mississippi Braves, the Southern League Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and is located in Pearl, Mississippi, USA. The ballpark, which opened April 18, 2005, has capacity for 8,480 fans. There are 5,500 ...

in Pearl, Mississippi. *

Mississippi Brilla Mississippi Brilla is an amateur American soccer club based in Clinton, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League Two. The team's colors are sky blue, navy and white. Brilla is associated with Brilla Soccer Minis ...

—minor league soccer team in the

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. The team plays at Clinton High School in

Clinton, Mississippi Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 28,100 at the 2020 United States census. History Founded in 1823, Clin ...

. *Mississippi Raiders—Arena Indoor Football League team which plays its home games at the

Mississippi Coliseum The Mississippi Coliseum is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Jackson, Mississippi, built in 1962 and located on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds complex. The arena has 6,812 seats available for basketball, and can be expanded to 10,000 for ...

Summer Training Camp

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

, Jackson's

is the former summer home for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL from 2006 to 2010

Sports venues in the Jackson Metro area

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium has been the home stadium of the Jackson State Tigers football team since 1970. Originally known as ...

—Concerts, Football (home of Jackson State University) *

—Basketball, Hockey, Track, Rodeo, Concerts * Smith Wills Stadium—Baseball, Softball, Football, Soccer, Concerts *

—Baseball * Parham Bridges—Tennis

Professional events

* Sanderson Farms Championship-PGA Tour event held in May at Country Club of Jackson

Former professional sports teams

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

** Jackson Senators, Independent (2001–2004) ** Jackson Diamond Kats of the independent Texas–Louisiana League (2000) ** Jackson Generals, former

Texas League The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the ...

AA affiliate of the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after s ...

(1991–1999) ** Jackson Mets, former Texas League AA affiliate of the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major lea ...

(1975–1990) *

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

Jackson Wildcats The Jackson Wildcats were a United States Basketball League team located in Jackson, Mississippi. The Wildcats were originally located in Glens Falls, New York as the Adirondack Wildcats. The new ownership announced the move to Mississippi on 1 ...

, United States Basketball League ** Mississippi Rage, World Basketball Association **

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, World Basketball Association * Hockey **

Jackson Bandits The Jackson Bandits were a minor league professional ice hockey team and member of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The Bandits played at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Mississippi between 1999 and 2003. Previously the franchise played ...

-- East Coast Hockey League *

Soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

** Jackson Calypso—Women's Soccer ** Jackson Rockers—Men's Soccer ** Jackson Chargers—Men's Soccer *

Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...

** Mississippi Pride -- Regional Football League ** Las Vegas Posse --

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a c ...

—As a historical note, the team almost moved to Jackson, but efforts to relocate the team to Mississippi failed.

Transportation

Air travel

The Jackson metro area is served by Jackson-Evers International Airport, located at Allen C. Thompson Field, east of the city in Rankin County between Flowood and

. Its IATA code is JAN. The airport has non-stop service to 12 cities throughout the United States and is served by four mainline carriers (American, Delta, United, and Southwest). JAN also serves as host for the State of Mississippi's and private citizens' jet aircraft. On 22 December 2004, Jackson City Council members voted 6–0 to rename Jackson International Airport in honor of slain

civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life ...

leader and

NAACP The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E.&n ...

field secretary for Mississippi, Medgar Evers. This decision took effect on 22 January 2005. Formerly Jackson was served by Hawkins Field Airport, located in northwest Jackson, with IATA code HKS, which is now used for private air traffic only. A proposed new access from the downtown Jackson area to the Jackson-Evers International Airport is the Airport Parkway project. This parkway will connect High Street in downtown Jackson to Mississippi Highway 475 at the airport. The parkway will be of interstate standards and designated Interstate 755 with access to both Flowood and Pearl. Although approved in 2008 with studies completed and right-of-way obtained, no construction has been done as of 2022.

Ground transportation

Interstate highways

Interstate 55
Runs north-south from

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through Jackson towards Brookhaven, McComb, and the

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state line to

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

. Jackson is roughly halfway between New Orleans and

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mo ...

. The highway maintains eight to ten lanes in northern part of city, six lanes in the center and south of

I-20 Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I-20 runs beginning at an interchange with I-10 in Scroggins Draw, Texas, and ending at an interchange with I-95 in Florence, South Carolina. Between ...

Interstate 20 Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I-20 runs beginning at an interchange with Interstate 10, I-10 in Scroggins Draw, Texas, and ending at an interchange with Interstate 95, I-95 in Flo ...

Runs east-west from near

El Paso, Texas El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau w ...

, to

Florence, South Carolina Florence is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95 and is the eastern terminus of the former. It is the primary city within the Florence metropolit ...

. Jackson is roughly halfway between

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, and

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

. The highway is six lanes from Interstate 220 to MS 468 in Pearl. I-220

Interstate 220
Connects Interstates 55 and 20 on the north and west sides of the city and is four lanes throughout its route.

U.S. highways

U.S. Highway 49
Runs north-south from the

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state line at Lula via Clarksdale and

, to

I-220 Interstate 220 (I-220) is the designation for two Interstate Highways in the United States, both related to Interstate 20: *Interstate 220 (Mississippi), a bypass of Jackson, Mississippi *Interstate 220 (Louisiana) Interstate 220 (I-220) in L ...

on the northwest side of Jackson. The highway then follows I-220 to

, where it heads east to just pass the

I-55 Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The h ...

/I-20 split in

. From Pearl US 49 goes south towards

Hattiesburg Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census, with the populat ...

and Gulfport. US 51

U.S. Highway 51 U.S. Route 51 or U.S. Highway 51 (US 51) is a major south-north United States highway that extends from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, to within of the Wisconsin–Michigan state line. As most of the United States Numbered Highw ...

The predecessor route from Chicago to New Orleans, US 51 runs along with

from County Line Road on the Jackson/ Ridgeland border to Terry. US 51 runs separately to the north in Ridgeland and to the south from Terry. The former route of Hwy 51 is designated as State Street through Jackson and connects with I-55/I-20 south of the interstate split in South Jackson US 80

U.S. Highway 80 U.S. Route 80 or U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) is a major east–west United States Numbered Highway in the Southern United States, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway. As the "0" in the rou ...

Roughly parallels Interstate 20.

State highways

Mississippi Highway 18 Mississippi Highway 18 (MS 18) is a state highway stretching across central Mississippi, from just a couple miles inland of the Mississippi River, through the state capital of Jackson, to the Alabama state line. It runs from east to west for , se ...

Runs southwest towards Raymond, Utica, and Port Gibson; southeast towards Bay Springs and Quitman. Circle sign 25

Mississippi Highway 25 Mississippi Highway 25 (MS 25) runs from Interstate 55, I-55 in Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi to the Tennessee state line north of Iuka, Mississippi, Iuka. The largely controlled-access part from Jackson to Starkville, Mississippi, St ...

Some parts of this road are known as Lakeland Drive, which runs northeast towards

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and Starkville.

Other roads

In addition, the area is served by the

Natchez Trace Parkway The Natchez Trace Parkway is a national parkway in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Natchez Trace and preserves sections of that original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane road that extends 444 miles (715 ...

, which runs from north of the city through Ridgeland and

. Overall the federally-regulated parkway runs from

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Bus service

JATRAN
(Jackson Transit System) operates hourly or half-hourly during daytime hours on weekdays, and mostly hourly on Saturdays. No evening or Sunday service is operated.

Railroads

Jackson is served by the

Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN i ...

(formerly the

Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also co ...

). The

Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operates in 10 midwestern and southeastern U.S. states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and ...

also serves the city. The Canadian National has a medium-sized yard downtown which Mill Street parallels and the Kansas City Southern has a large classification yard in Richland.

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Jackson. The Amtrak station is located at 300 West Capitol Street. Amtrak's southbound

City of New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

and some points between. The northbound City of New Orleans provides service from Jackson to

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, Carbondale, Champaign-Urbana,

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and some points between. Efforts to establish service with another Amtrak train, the Crescent Star, an extension of the

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westward from

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, to

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, failed in 2003.

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