Geography
Pearl is located at 32°16′19″N 90°6′19″W / 32.27194°N 90.10528°W / 32.27194; -90.10528 (32.271979, -90.105266).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57 km2), of which, 21.8 square miles (56 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.00%) is water. Neighbors include Flowood, Brandon, Richland and the state capital Jackson.
According to its 2008 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, Pearl's drinking water comes from the Sparta Sand Aquifer via 9 wells that draw the water from it.
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