Shipping containers delivered in the Jackson, Mississippi metro

Which depot serves the metro — and why it matters here

No supplier in our feed keeps a yard in the Jackson metro, and the metro sits almost exactly 200 road miles from all three depots that do: New Orleans, LA (about 188 miles to downtown Jackson via I-55) and Mobile, AL (about 180 to Brandon via US-49 / I-20) for 20ft boxes, and Memphis, TN (about 199 miles to Madison, 215 to Jackson, 232 to Brandon down I-55) for 40ft boxes. That is why a container costs a few hundred dollars more here than on the Coast: it is the truck, not the box. Delivery is included in the price either way. Published lead time for a standard container is 3–7 business days from order confirmation (supplier's delivery guide).

Reference prices, delivered to 39201

These are our delivered prices to downtown Jackson. Each metro ZIP is priced on its own distance, so the figure on a town page can differ by a few dollars from this one. Feed updated Oct 5, 2026.

Cargo-worthy and 40ft standard-height boxes are on the containers page with the same ZIP lookup.

The Pearl River question

The Pearl runs through the middle of the metro, and it has flooded twice recently: a 36.7 ft crest in February 2020 (third-highest on record) that put water into northeast and downtown Jackson, Byram, Flowood and north Richland — the state counted roughly 1,925 structures affected in Hinds County, 461 in Rankin and 31 in Madison — and a 35.4 ft crest in August 2022 that surrounded homes on Riverwood Drive and North Canton Club Drive. Clinton drains to the Big Black, not the Pearl, and Madison sat almost entirely above both events. What that means for a container: it is a steel box, not a flood-proof one, and a lot that took water in 2020 or 2022 will put water in the container too. Flowood's floodplain office treats storage of equipment or materials in a mapped floodplain as 'development' needing its own permit; the other cities' flood rules sit with the offices linked below.

Source: msema.org

What the truck needs

• Straight run: about 60 ft for a 20ft, about 100 ft for a 40ft. The truck backs in and tilts the box off the back.
• Overhead: 14 ft clear the whole way in. In the older Jackson, Clinton and Brandon neighborhoods the oak and pine canopy over the drive is the usual failure, not the lot length.
• Ground: level and firm where the box lands. Yazoo clay is the metro's particular problem — it holds water and shrinks and swells, so a box set on bare clay sits uneven within a season. Gravel pad or concrete.
• A failed drop is billable. Measure, then order.

Local placement and permit rules

Nine cities, three counties, and the rules are not the same. Jackson, Pearl, Clinton and Byram each define a residential 'portable storage container' and cap it at about 130 sq ft and 30 days; a 20ft container (160 sq ft) does not fit that definition, so on a residential lot it is treated as an accessory structure — rear yard, setbacks, and in most cities a permit. Madison requires a permit for any accessory structure and approval for anything visible from the street; Brandon requires a permit for any portable storage structure over 120 sq ft. Each town page quotes its city's own text with the source and links the office that answers:

• Jackson — City of Jackson Planning and Development
• Ridgeland — Ridgeland Community Development — Permits and Inspections
• Madison — City of Madison Building and Permit Department
• Brandon — City of Brandon Community Development — Building Permits
• Clinton — City of Clinton Community Development
• Pearl — City of Pearl Community Development
• Flowood — City of Flowood — Departments (Community Development)
• Byram — City of Byram Public Works — Planning and Zoning
• Richland — City of Richland — development process (Subdivision of Land ordinance)

Outside city limits, the county (Hinds, Madison or Rankin) is the authority instead.

If you would rather pick one up

These are real yards in or near the metro. If you have a truck and a way to set the box, buying there and hauling it yourself is a fair option. We list them because it is true, not because we earn anything from it:

• H&P Trailer Leasing — 1849 Flowood Dr, Flowood, MS 39232 · also 550 Hwy 49 S, Richland, MS 39218. Local trailer dealer (est. 1984) that sells and rents 20ft and 40ft storage containers; (601) 939-2200. Call ahead to confirm walk-in pickup and stock — we could not verify either online.

Metro towns

Jackson (39201) · Ridgeland (39157) · Madison (39110) · Brandon (39042) · Clinton (39056) · Pearl (39208) · Flowood (39232) · Byram (39272) · Richland (39218)

Each page carries that town's delivered price block, its serving depot and distance, its own placement note with the city's link, and what the truck runs into on its lots.

Questions

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From $2,845 for a 20ft wind-and-watertight box delivered to 39201. Pick the size and grade, enter your ZIP, and your card is authorized — not charged — until we confirm the order and delivery window with you.

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