Infrastructure

Utilities and Service

Electricity Distributors

Mississippi Power Company :: 1.800.532.1502
Dixie Electric Power Association :: 601.583.1131

Water / Sewer Distributors (within city limits)

Petal Water & Sewage Department :: 601.544.6981
Source: wells
System Capacity: 3,240,000 gallons per day (gpd)
Avg. Consumption: 875,000 (gpd)
Peak Consumption: 975,000 (gpd)
Storage Capacity: 1,000,000 gallons
Sewer Treatment: regional system

Water / Sewer Distributors (outside city limits)

Eastabutchie Utility Association :: 601.582.8959
Sunrise Utility :: 601.582.9354
Barrontown Utility Association :: 601.544.3553
Leeville Utility & Water

Natural Gas Distributor

CenterPoint Energy Entex :: 601.583.3661

Telephone Service Provider

BellSouth :: 1.888.757.6500

Transportation

Highways

US 11, US 49, MS 42

Railroads

Illinois Central Railroad/Canadian National Railroad :: 601.544.9851
Norfolk Southern Corporation :: 601.544.9970

Air (nearest commercial airport)

Hattiesburg / Laurel Regional :: 601.545.3111

Distance: 7 miles
Moselle, MS
Length of Runway: 6,500 ft.
Major Airlines: Northwest Airlink, GP Express

Air (nearest general aviation airport)

Bobby L. Chain :: 601.544.8661

3 miles
Hattiesburg, MS
Length of Runway: 6,219 ft.

Motor Freight Carriers

Number of Carriers: 15
Number of Terminals: 0

Nearest Full-Service Port

Port of Gulfport :: 228.865.4300

78 miles
Name of Waterway: Gulf of Mexico
Channel Depth: 30 ft.

Distance to Selected Cities

Atlanta -             395 miles
Chicago -            824 miles
Dallas -                480 miles
Memphis -           294 miles
New Orleans -      121 miles
Biloxi / Gulfport -     90 miles
Jackson -                90 miles