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39040

ZIP 39040 is Bentonia, Mississippi, in Yazoo County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Yazoo
Metro area
Jackson, MS
Population
3,256
Coordinates
32.6297, -90.4175
☼ Live from 39040 — Bentonia, MS

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Where 39040 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39040
  • 🔢 Type 39040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 61. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39039 (Benton, MS, 17 mi away) and 39041 (Bolton, MS, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39040 becomes 04093 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buxton, ME, 1,316 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00934, 03049, 03904, 04039, 04093, 04903, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09034 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,857 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯673 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39040 and you would come out at 32.63°S, 89.58°E — 1,487 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 173.9 square miles of land, 39040 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 132 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,256This ZIP3,256
Households1,335This ZIP1,335
Housing units1,515This ZIP1,515
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$212,200This ZIP$212,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,047This ZIP$1,047Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density18.7 / sq miThis ZIP18.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees152This ZIP152
Annual payroll$8,402,000This ZIP$8,402,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$74,534,000This ZIP$74,534,000

Land area

Land area173.95 sq miThis ZIP173.95 sq mi
Water area1.22 sq miThis ZIP1.22 sq mi

Other place names in 39040

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ZIP codes near 39040

ZIPCityDistance
39071 Flora, MS 8.1 mi
39173 Tinsley, MS 8.4 mi
39162 Satartia, MS 12.1 mi
39194 Yazoo City, MS 15.8 mi
39041 Bolton, MS 15.8 mi
39039 Benton, MS 16.9 mi
39209 Jackson, MS 17.7 mi
39056 Clinton, MS 18.1 mi
39110 Madison, MS 18.4 mi
39163 Sharon, MS 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39040?

39040 is in Bentonia, Mississippi, in Yazoo County, part of the Jackson, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6297, -90.4175.

What county is 39040 in?

39040 lies in Yazoo County.

What area code is 39040?

Bentonia uses area codes 601 and 769, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 39040 in?

39040 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39040?

About 3,256 people live in ZIP code 39040, in 1,335 households, at 18.7 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 39040?

$61,250 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39040?

The closest are 39071 (8.1 mi), 39173 (8.4 mi), 39162 (12.1 mi), 39194 (15.8 mi) and 39041 (15.8 mi).

Is 39040 a PO Box ZIP code?

39040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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