| City: | Stennis Space Center, Mississippi |
| City Alias: | Bay Saint Louis, Bay St Louis, Stennis Ctr, Stennis Sp Ct |
| Names to Avoid: | Naval Ocean O Graphic |
| County: | Hancock County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:16:11 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 228 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 30.3127, -89.3260 |
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The Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) operates under dedicated ZIP code 39522 at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Originally designated as the Hydrographic Office, the command was redesignated NAVOCEANO in 1962 and relocated to Stennis Space Center in 1976. The office employs approximately 1,000 civilian, military, and contract personnel who provide oceanographic, hydrographic, bathymetric, geophysical, and acoustic products and services to the Department of Defense. NAVOCEANO is the largest subordinate command under the Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. This postal designation has served the installation for over two decades.
The ZIP code boundary encompasses 22.69 square miles across the Stennis Space Center complex in southeastern Mississippi. NAVOCEANO operates seven oceanographic survey ships through the Military Sealift Command, with vessels forward-deployed year-round to survey the world's oceans. Valid mailing cities for this designation include Bay Saint Louis, Stennis Center, and Stennis Space Center. Census demographic data is not available, consistent with a federal research and military facility without a permanent residential population.
| Establishments: | 4 |
| Employment: | 74 |
ZIP Code 39522 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 72 people with an annual payroll of $6,237,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,921,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,237,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 72Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 39522 is located in Hancock County, Mississippi, within the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 25060) and Mississippi's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 248,820 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 39522. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Gulfport-Biloxi, MSSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 25060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 248,820Source: Census |
| MSA: | Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 8044.48 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 39522 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.