Fence Regulations in Mississippi (2026)
10 rules on the books across Mississippi, 6 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Height Limits
Maximum fence heights for front, side, and back yards, including privacy fences, corner-lot visibility rules, and how height is measured on slopes and retaining walls.
Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport caps residential fences at 4 feet in the front yard and 6 feet elsewhere, rising to 8 feet with a decorative…
Read full rule →Harrison County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Harrison County caps privacy fences at four feet if they enclose a front yard or run along a street…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson's zoning ordinance caps fences, walls, and hedges at 8 feet everywhere except front yards, where the limit…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsIn Jackson County's residential districts, a solid fence, wall or hedge in front of the front building line can't top…
Read full rule →Rankin County
Some RestrictionsRankin County's Zoning Ordinance sets no general fence-height cap, but on corner lots nothing may stand between 2.5 and…
Read full rule →Hinds County
Light RestrictionsHinds County's Zoning Ordinance does not set a general height cap for residential fences. Section 411 regulates fences…
Read full rule →Material Restrictions
Specific materials that are prohibited for fencing, such as barbed wire, razor wire, or electric fencing in residential zones.
Harrison County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Harrison County prohibits electrified fencing, barbed wire, razor wire and stockade fences in every…
Read full rule →Jackson
Significant RestrictionsJackson makes it unlawful to build a barbed wire fence along the sidewalks on any street in the city, a citywide ban…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport's zoning appendix caps residential fences at six feet along the rear and side yard and four feet in the front…
Read full rule →Hinds County
Some RestrictionsHinds County's zoning ordinance defines a lawful 'fence' as a barrier that keeps at least half of its vertical surface…
Read full rule →