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Shopping Center: Petal Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Petal include: Carterville Baptist Church (A), Crestview Church (B), Petal-Harvey Baptist Church (C), Petal United Methodist Church (D), Petal Presbyterian Church (E), Petal Church of God (F), First Baptist Church of Petal (G), Greens Creek Church (H), Mount Bethel Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Petal Cemetery (1), Grant Cemetery (2), Hillcrest Cemetery (3), Chappell Cemetery (4), Forrest Memorial Gardens (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggy Branch (A), Greens Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Petal: Optimist Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: International Checker Hall of Fame (Museums; 220 Lynn Ray Road), The Puttin' Place (Amusement & Theme Parks; 908 South Main Street), Southern Bowling Lanes Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 908 South Main Street), Petal Roller Dome (Amusement & Theme Parks; 100 Cameron Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Petal and their reported violations in the past:
CITY OF PETAL (Population served: 7883, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)
EASTABUCHIE WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1620, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-14-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-14-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-01-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-14-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2003)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- One routine major monitoring violation
HANCOCK MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 126, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-09-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-09-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2004)
- Notification, Public - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-01-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and AUG-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-27-2002)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Petal that have no violations reported:
- BARRONTOWN W/A (Population served: 5500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 15.0% | | Whole state: | 19.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Petal compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Petal (2007 data):
- First Southern Bank: Branch at 1048 Highway 42, branch established on 2005-11-07; Petal Branch at 202 W. Central Avenue, branch established on 2000-09-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $152.0 mil, Deposits: $133.0 mil, headquarters in Columbia, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Federal Bancorp
- BancorpSouth Bank: Petal Branch at 143 Central Avenue West, branch established on 1955-07-22; Eastbrook Branch at 27 Byrd Parkway, branch established on 2004-03-30. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
- Richton Bank & Trust Company: Runnelstown Branch at 5036 Highway 29, branch established on 1998-09-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $84.9 mil, Deposits: $76.9 mil, headquarters in Richton, MS, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Centon Bancorp, Inc.
- Hancock Bank: Petal Branch at 535 New Richton Road, Highway 42, branch established on 1996-05-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,496.1 mil, Deposits: $3,013.8 mil, headquarters in Gulfport, MS, positive income, 50 total offices, Holding Company: Hancock Holding Company
- Grand Bank for Savings, FSB: 226 Highway 42 East at 226 Highway 42 East, branch established on 2006-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $89.5 mil, Deposits: $54.5 mil, headquarters in Hattiesburg, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- Trustmark National Bank: Tnb Petal-Harvey Branch at 117 South Main Street, branch established on 1962-08-01. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $8,704.1 mil, Deposits: $6,812.8 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 167 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
- Pike County National Bank: Pikco Petal Branch at 501 New Richton Road, branch established on 1995-04-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $172.9 mil, Deposits: $142.2 mil, headquarters in Mccomb, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Pcnb Corp.
- Regions Bank: Petal Branch at 120 South Main Street, branch established on 1934-07-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
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Petal government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $390,000
Solid Waste Management: $333,000
All Other: $10,000
Parks & Recreation: $0
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $857,000
Fire Protection: $580,000
Water Utilities: $373,000
Regular Highways: $330,000
Solid Waste Management: $293,000
Financial Administration: $240,000
Sewerage: $166,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $134,000
Parks & Recreation: $134,000
Central Staff Services: $124,000
Libraries: $58,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $45,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,682,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $396,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $985,000
- Tax - Property: $1,229,000
Public Utilities: $209,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $10,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $0
Individual Income: $0
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,196,000
12.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,274 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.40% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($192 average AGI)| Forrest County: | 0.41% | | Mississippi average: | 0.09% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,539 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.84% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($128 average AGI)| Forrest County: | 0.06% | | Mississippi average: | 0.08% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Petal:
- WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WORV (1580 AM; 1 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CIRCUIT BROADCASTING CO.)
- WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFOR (1400 AM; 1 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WIGG (1420 AM; 5 kW; WIGGINS, MS; Owner: TRALYN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Petal:
- WJMG (92.1 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CIRCUIT B/CTING CO. OF HATTIESBURG)
- WXRR (104.5 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZLD (106.3 FM; PETAL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUSW (103.7 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUSM-FM (88.5 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI)
- WAII (89.3 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WMXI (98.1 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: RAINEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBBN (95.9 FM; TAYLORSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WZKX (107.9 FM; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
- W216BA (91.1 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC)
- WKNZ (107.1 FM; COLLINS, MS; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTERS, L.L.C.)
- WMAH-FM (90.3 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WQID-LP (105.3 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: HATTIESBURG URBAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION)
- WZNF (95.3 FM; LUMBERTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
- WAOY (91.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WFMM (97.3 FM; SUMRALL, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJKX (102.5 FM; ELLISVILLE, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WATP (90.7 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Petal:
- WHLT (Channel 22; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDAM-TV (Channel 7; LAUREL, MS; Owner: WDAM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- W47BP (Channel 47; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR ED. TV.)
- W32CN (Channel 32; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WMAH-TV (Channel 19; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
- WLOX (Channel 13; BILOXI, MS; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- W69DJ (Channel 69; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
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