Kiln Mississippi Map

About Kiln, Mississippi

Kiln is a locality in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,224. The population density is 65.2 people per km². Kiln is located at 30.4184°N, 89.4298°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39556.

Kiln emerges from the dense, humid embrace of southern woodlands where the air carries a persistent, sweet weight of pine resin and damp earth. It lies 9.3 miles northwest of Bay St. Louis, MS (from Bay St. Louis, MS: bearing 318°T), and is situated 4.4 miles west-northwest of Diamondhead. Sunlight filters through the canopy in pale, splintered shafts, illuminating the Jourdan River Coastal Preserve, where the landscape dissolves into a complex, verdant mosaic of marsh and tidal wetland. Only five miles separate these quiet, low-lying thickets from the salt-heavy breezes of the Gulf of Mexico, though the proximity is felt more in the brackish humidity than in any view of the open horizon. Bayou Coco carves a dark, serpentine path through the terrain, its sluggish waters mirroring the heavy curtains of Spanish moss that sway above the banks, while the distant, flat expanse of the coastal plain stretches toward the horizon, far removed from the jagged elevation of Great Sand Hill.

History in Kiln remains tethered to the timber and spirits that once defined its industrious character, remnants of a time when local sawmills and clandestine stills dictated the rhythm of the workweek. The economy has shifted, yet the pulse of the place persists in the quiet resilience of those who cultivate the land and navigate the intricate waterways near Cameron Island. Residents often find their way toward Sam Farve Bay, an eight-mile trek that marks a transition in the geography, moving away from the dense timber toward more open, tidal-influenced basins. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the tides, a steady, unadorned existence where the primary landmarks are the shifting channels of the marsh and the enduring, shadowed stillness of the woods that have long guarded the secrets of the region.

About This Kiln Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kiln, Mississippi. Coordinates: 30.418436, -89.429785. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Kiln includes the ZIP code (39556), telephone area code (228), county seat of Hancock County (Bay St. Louis), and school district assignment (Hancock County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.