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38924

ZIP 38924 is Cruger, Mississippi, mostly in Holmes County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Holmes +3 more
Metro area
Jackson, MS
Population
709
Coordinates
33.2897, -90.2157
☼ Live from 38924 — Cruger, MS

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Where 38924 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38924
  • 🔢 Type 38924 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,924 = 2 × 2 × 37 × 263. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38923 (Coila, MS, 14 mi away) and 38925 (Duck Hill, MS, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38924 becomes 42983, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23894, 24839, 24938, 24983, 28349, 28394, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98243 in Deer Harbor, WA, 1,989 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯647 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38924 and you would come out at 33.29°S, 89.78°E — 1,495 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 116.0 square miles of land, 38924 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population709This ZIP709
Households314This ZIP314
Housing units366This ZIP366
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$43,750This ZIP$43,750Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$90,000This ZIP$90,000Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,081This ZIP$1,081Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$415,000This ZIP$415,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$10,415,000This ZIP$10,415,000

Land area

Land area115.97 sq miThis ZIP115.97 sq mi
Water area1.46 sq miThis ZIP1.46 sq mi

Counties 38924 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Holmes County 66.7%
Humphreys County 15.6%
Carroll County 10.9%
Leflore County 6.8%

Other place names in 38924

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ZIP codes near 38924

ZIPCityDistance
39169 Tchula, MS 5.4 mi
38954 Sidon, MS 8.2 mi
38959 Swiftown, MS 10.0 mi
38946 Morgan City, MS 10.1 mi
39095 Lexington, MS 12.3 mi
38923 Coila, MS 14.3 mi
38941 Itta Bena, MS 15.8 mi
38935 Greenwood, MS 15.8 mi
39038 Belzoni, MS 16.1 mi
38930 Greenwood, MS 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38924?

38924 is in Cruger, Mississippi, in Holmes County, part of the Jackson, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2897, -90.2157.

What county is 38924 in?

38924 spans 4 counties: Holmes County, Humphreys County, Carroll County and Leflore County. Most of it falls in Holmes 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 38924?

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

What time zone is 38924 in?

38924 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38924?

About 709 people live in ZIP code 38924, in 314 households, at 6.1 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 38924?

$43,750 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38924?

The closest are 39169 (5.4 mi), 38954 (8.2 mi), 38959 (10 mi), 38946 (10.1 mi) and 39095 (12.3 mi).

Is 38924 a PO Box ZIP code?

38924 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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