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38762

ZIP 38762 is Mound Bayou, Mississippi, mostly in Bolivar County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bolivar +1 more
Metro area
Cleveland, MS
Population
1,904
Coordinates
33.8964, -90.7257
☼ Live from 38762 — Mound Bayou, MS

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Where 38762 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38762
  • 🔢 Type 38762 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgLBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,762 = 2 × 19381. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38761 (Moorhead, MS, 35 mi away) and 38764 (Pace, MS, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38762 becomes 26783, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23867, 23876, 26378, 27836, 27863, 28367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83672 in Weiser, ID, 1,572 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯597 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38762 and you would come out at 33.90°S, 89.27°E — 1,444 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 65.9 square miles of land, 38762 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,904This ZIP1,904
Households818This ZIP818
Housing units1,023This ZIP1,023
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$27,000This ZIP$27,000Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$95,400This ZIP$95,400Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$618This ZIP$618Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density28.9 / sq miThis ZIP28.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees230This ZIP230
Annual payroll$11,527,000This ZIP$11,527,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$23,705,000This ZIP$23,705,000

Land area

Land area65.90 sq miThis ZIP65.90 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 38762 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bolivar County 79.0%
Sunflower County 21.0%

Other place names in 38762

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ZIP codes near 38762

ZIPCityDistance
38781 Winstonville, MS 2.0 mi
38759 Merigold, MS 4.7 mi
38774 Shelby, MS 5.4 mi
38732 Cleveland, MS 9.5 mi
38733 Cleveland, MS 10.5 mi
38738 Parchman, MS 11.3 mi
38764 Pace, MS 11.3 mi
38740 Duncan, MS 11.5 mi
38737 Drew, MS 13.4 mi
38746 Gunnison, MS 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38762?

38762 is in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, in Bolivar County, part of the Cleveland, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8964, -90.7257.

What county is 38762 in?

38762 spans 2 counties: Bolivar County and Sunflower County. Most of it falls in Bolivar County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 38762?

Mound Bayou uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38762 in?

38762 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38762?

About 1,904 people live in ZIP code 38762, in 818 households, at 28.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 38762?

$27,000 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38762?

The closest are 38781 (2 mi), 38759 (4.7 mi), 38774 (5.4 mi), 38732 (9.5 mi) and 38733 (10.5 mi).

Is 38762 a PO Box ZIP code?

38762 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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