Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 38778 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 38778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 38,778 = 2 × 3 × 23 × 281. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011101111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38776 (Stoneville, MS, 25 mi away) and 38780 (Wayside, MS, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38778 becomes 87783, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37878, 37887, 38877, 77388, 77838, 78387, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83877 in Post Falls, ID, 1,683 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
- 🎯622 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38778 and you would come out at 33.55°S, 89.49°E — 1,470 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
- 📏 At 60.7 square miles of land, 38778 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,358This ZIP1,358 |
|---|---|
| Households | 512This ZIP512 |
| Housing units | 562This ZIP562 |
| Median age | 33.6This ZIP33.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $40,179This ZIP$40,179Mississippi$56,447US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $86,900This ZIP$86,900Mississippi$169,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $440This ZIP$440Mississippi$954US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.9%This ZIP15.9% |
| Mean commute | 18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min |
| Population density | 22.4 / sq miThis ZIP22.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 18This ZIP18 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 136This ZIP136 |
| Annual payroll | $6,717,000This ZIP$6,717,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 500This ZIP500 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $19,680,000This ZIP$19,680,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 60.74 sq miThis ZIP60.74 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 38778
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 38778
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38736 | Doddsville, MS | 6.7 mi |
38761 | Moorhead, MS | 9.0 mi |
38941 | Itta Bena, MS | 10.2 mi |
38749 | Indianola, MS | 10.8 mi |
38952 | Schlater, MS | 11.2 mi |
38751 | Indianola, MS | 11.6 mi |
38771 | Ruleville, MS | 12.8 mi |
38753 | Inverness, MS | 14.7 mi |
38946 | Morgan City, MS | 15.3 mi |
38959 | Swiftown, MS | 15.3 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 38778 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38778?
38778 is in Sunflower, Mississippi, in Sunflower County. Its published point location is 33.5540, -90.5142.
What county is 38778 in?
38778 lies in Sunflower County.
What area code is 38778?
Sunflower uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38778 in?
38778 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38778?
About 1,358 people live in ZIP code 38778, in 512 households, at 22.4 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 38778?
$40,179 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.
What ZIP codes are near 38778?
The closest are 38736 (6.7 mi), 38761 (9 mi), 38941 (10.2 mi), 38749 (10.8 mi) and 38952 (11.2 mi).
Is 38778 a PO Box ZIP code?
38778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “38778 ZIP Code — Sunflower, Mississippi (Sunflower County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/38778
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/38778.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.