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Algoma ZIP code, Mississippi

The ZIP code for Algoma, MS is 38820, and its area code is 662.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
897
Area code
662

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Algoma itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Pontotoc (3.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Algoma uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Algoma in numbers

About 897 people live in Algoma, in 367 households. The median household income is $58,125 a year, about the same as the Mississippi median of $56,447 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $186,500 (10% above the Mississippi median), and median gross rent is $864 a month. The median age is 36.7; 28.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (25.1% across Mississippi); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population897Algoma897
Households367Algoma367
Median age36.7Algoma36.7Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,125Algoma$58,125Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$186,500Algoma$186,500Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$864Algoma$864Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%Algoma28.6%Mississippi25.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.2 minAlgoma24.2 minMississippi25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density136 / sq miAlgoma136 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Algoma

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Algoma
ZIP City Type
38820 Algoma , MS No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Algoma

These ZIP codes cover part of Algoma but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Algoma
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
38863 Pontotoc , MS Standard 19,046 $49,528 $156,400

Towns near Algoma

The nearest larger towns are Pontotoc (5,806 people, 5.2 mi), Ecru (1,550 people, 12 mi) and Verona (2,748 people, 18 mi).

Towns near Algoma
TownPopulationDistance
Pontotoc 5,806 5.2 mi
Verona 2,748 18.2 mi
Tupelo 37,791 18.6 mi
Houston 3,741 19.7 mi
New Albany 7,663 21.6 mi
Saltillo 4,952 23.9 mi
Guntown 2,594 28.0 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Pontotoc County · Mississippi ZIP codes

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