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Shipping containers delivered to Jackson, Mississippi
Used and one-trip 20ft and 40ft containers for sale, delivered to Jackson (39201, Hinds County) by tilt-bed truck from the New Orleans, LA depot, about 188 road miles away. Below: the delivered price for your ZIP, what the city will want to know, and what the truck needs at your lot.
Delivered to Jackson (39201)
Prices from our supplier feed, updated Oct 5, 2026. Another Jackson ZIP? Enter it on the containers page.
Where a Jackson delivery comes from
Jackson is priced off two supplier depots: New Orleans, LA (about 188 road miles, I-10 / I-59 east into Hancock and Pearl River counties) and Memphis, TN (about 215 miles). The order goes against whichever has your grade in stock; the delivered price is the same either way. Published lead time is 3–7 business days from the day we confirm the order with you.
Placement and permits in Jackson
Jackson's Zoning Ordinance (1974, amended through December 2024) regulates 'Portable Storage Containers (POD)' in residential districts: in R-1 and R-2 the maximum is 130 square feet and 16 feet long, kept no more than 30 days, with a Building Permit Division permit from day 31 and a hard stop at 60 days in a calendar year unless a building permit is open (§202.130(b), §602.02.3, §602.05). A 20ft container is 160 sq ft, so it is not a POD under that rule — it is an accessory structure, which in R-1 must sit at least 60 ft back from the front lot line and 5 ft off the side and rear lines, on the opposite corner from the street on a corner lot (§602.02.3(8)). Belhaven and Belhaven Heights are a historic overlay with design review, and their guidelines put new outbuildings behind the house. The Department of Planning and Development (200 S. President St, 601-960-0794; zoning 601-960-2253) is the office that answers.
Start here: City of Jackson Planning and Development · Source for the rule above: jacksonms.gov. We link to the city rather than restate it: these rules change, and the city's page is the one that counts.
Will the truck make it in? Jackson lots
Jackson is the one metro city where the lot usually decides it. Belhaven, Fondren and Woodland Hills are older grids with mature oaks over the drive and tight side yards; the 60 ft front setback pushes the box to the back, so the question is whether a tilt-bed can reach the back yard at all — measure the gate and the side-yard width before you order, and expect a 20ft to be the realistic size. Northeast Jackson off Old Canton Road and County Line has longer drives and open rear yards where a 40ft drop works, and a lot of it is in the 2020 and 2022 flood footprint. South and west Jackson commercial lots along I-20, US-80 and Highway 18 are straightforward.
The non-negotiables are the same everywhere: a straight run of about 60 ft for a 20ft and 100 ft for a 40ft, 14 ft of clear overhead the whole way, and level, firm ground where the box lands. A truck that cannot complete the drop is a billable trip.
Jackson questions
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Ready to order?
Pick the size and grade on the containers page, enter 39201, and your card is authorized — not charged — until we have confirmed the order and a delivery window with you.
Elsewhere in the Jackson metro
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