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Alcorn State University ZIP codes, Mississippi

No ZIP code is named for Alcorn State University, MS; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 39096. Its area codes are 601 and 769.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
972
Area codes
601, 769

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Alcorn State University itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Fayette (10.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Alcorn State University in numbers

About 972 people live in Alcorn State University. The median age is 20.1; 0.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (25.1% across Mississippi); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population972Alcorn State University972
Households0
Median age20.1Alcorn State University20.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%Alcorn State University0.0%Mississippi25.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.6 minAlcorn State University15.6 minMississippi25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density409 / sq miAlcorn State University409 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Alcorn State University CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Alcorn State University

These ZIP codes cover part of Alcorn State University but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Alcorn State University
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
39096 Lorman , MS Standard 2,286 $48,864 $88,400

Map of Alcorn State University ZIP codes

39096

The ZIP codes of Alcorn State University, MS, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Alcorn State University

The nearest larger towns are Port Gibson (1,261 people, 11 mi), Fayette (1,691 people, 12 mi) and Newellton, LA (997 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Alcorn State University
TownPopulationDistance
Natchez 14,192 27.4 mi
Vidalia, LA 3,928 27.9 mi
Ferriday, LA 3,098 29.7 mi

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