Shipping containers delivered on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Which depot serves the Coast

No supplier in our feed keeps a yard on the Mississippi coast itself. Coast ZIPs are priced from two depots: Mobile, AL — roughly 40 road miles to Pascagoula, 65 to Biloxi, 78 to Gulfport — and New Orleans, LA — roughly 55 to Picayune, 60 to Bay St. Louis, 80 to Gulfport. Delivery is included in the price either way; the depot only decides which truck shows up. Published lead time for a standard container is 3–7 business days from order confirmation (supplier's delivery guide).

Reference prices, delivered to 395xx

These are our delivered prices to the Gulfport ZIP 39501; every 395 ZIP on the Coast prices the same, and so does Picayune. Feed updated Oct 4, 2026.

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

Storm-season storage on the Coast

A container is not a shelter and it is not a substitute for the flood elevation your lot may require. What it is: a steel box that keeps rain out and that, loaded and sitting on firm ground, weighs several tons. Coast buyers use them for the things that do not fit in the house and should not sit in a yard in September — generators, boat gear, tools, a contractor's materials, the contents of a ground-floor room before a storm. Two honest cautions: an empty container in open wind is a sail, so ask your building department about anchoring; and if the surge map says your lot takes water, the container will too.

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. On the Coast this is the usual failure — live oaks over the drive, not the lot length.
• Ground: level and firm where the box lands. Gravel, concrete or packed dirt. Wet, low ground bogs the truck.
• A failed drop is billable. Measure, then order.

Local placement and permit rules

Each coast city administers its own zoning and flood rules, and they are not the same. Two that are worth knowing before you read further: on December 16, 2025 the Gulfport City Council limited residentially converted shipping containers to existing RB-zoned manufactured-home parks (WLOX), and in April 2026 Long Beach created a temporary permit for businesses already using containers while it rewrites its container ordinance (Long Beach Breeze). Each town page links the office that answers for that city:

• Gulfport — Gulfport Building Code Services
• Biloxi — Biloxi Community Development
• Ocean Springs — Ocean Springs Permits & Applications
• Pascagoula — Pascagoula Planning & Building
• Bay St. Louis — Bay St. Louis Building Department
• Picayune — Picayune Planning & Zoning / Code Enforcement
• Long Beach — Long Beach Building Department

Outside city limits, the county (Harrison, Jackson, Hancock or Pearl River) is the authority instead.

If you would rather pick one up

There is no container yard on the Mississippi coast in our supplier feed. The nearest real yards are across the Alabama line, and 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:

• Port City Containers — 6380 Spanish Trail Ct, Theodore, AL 36582. Opened 2024. New and used 20ft, 40ft and 40ft HC; also delivers. About 35 mi east of Pascagoula on I-10.
• SIX Container Sales and Rentals — 620 Bay Bridge Rd, Mobile, AL 36610. Southern Intermodal Xpress yard. As-is, cargo-worthy and one-trip 20ft / 40ft / 40ft HC. Also has a New Orleans yard.

Coast towns

Gulfport (39501) · Biloxi (39530) · Ocean Springs (39564) · Pascagoula (39567) · Bay St. Louis (39520) · Picayune (39466) · Long Beach (39560)

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 $2,420 for a 20ft wind-and-watertight box delivered to 395xx. 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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