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Wheeler ZIP code, Mississippi

The ZIP code for Wheeler, MS is 38880, and its area code is 662.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
524
Area code
662

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Wheeler itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Booneville (3.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Wheeler 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.

Wheeler in numbers

About 524 people live in Wheeler, in 193 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $184,000 (8% above the Mississippi median). The median age is 33.6; 33.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (25.1% across Mississippi); the average commute takes 17 minutes.

Population524Wheeler524
Households193Wheeler193
Median age33.6Wheeler33.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median home value$184,000Wheeler$184,000Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%Wheeler33.5%Mississippi25.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.1 minWheeler17.1 minMississippi25.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density269 / sq miWheeler269 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Wheeler

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Wheeler
ZIP City Type
38880 Wheeler , MS No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Wheeler

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

ZIP codes overlapping Wheeler
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
38829 Booneville , MS Standard 18,605 $51,859 $127,300

Towns near Wheeler

The nearest larger towns are Baldwyn (3,138 people, 5.9 mi), Booneville (9,246 people, 5.9 mi) and Guntown (2,594 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Wheeler
TownPopulationDistance
Baldwyn 3,138 5.9 mi
Booneville 9,246 5.9 mi
Guntown 2,594 10.3 mi
Saltillo 4,952 15.0 mi
Ripley 5,377 21.7 mi
Tupelo 37,791 22.9 mi
New Albany 7,663 24.7 mi
Fulton 4,576 24.9 mi
Corinth 14,323 25.7 mi
Iuka 3,110 27.7 mi
Verona 2,748 28.0 mi
Red Bay, AL 3,201 28.4 mi

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