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39074

ZIP 39074 is Forest, Mississippi, mostly in Scott County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott +1 more
Metro area
Jackson, MS
Population
14,283
Coordinates
32.3860, -89.4673
☼ Live from 39074 — Forest, MS

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Where 39074 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39074
  • 🔢 Type 39074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,074 = 2 × 7 × 2791. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100010100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39073 (Florence, MS, 44 mi away) and 39077 (Gallman, MS, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39074 becomes 47093, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03749, 04739, 04937, 04973, 07439, 07934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09734 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,588 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯723 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39074 and you would come out at 32.39°S, 90.53°E — 1,454 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 277.4 square miles of land, 39074 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 211 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,283This ZIP14,283
Households5,045This ZIP5,045
Housing units6,142This ZIP6,142
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$46,030This ZIP$46,030Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$107,200This ZIP$107,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density51.5 / sq miThis ZIP51.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments273This ZIP273
Employees5,090This ZIP5,090
Annual payroll$208,920,000This ZIP$208,920,000
Tax returns filed5,620This ZIP5,620
Total adjusted gross income$264,957,000This ZIP$264,957,000

Land area

Land area277.38 sq miThis ZIP277.38 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Counties 39074 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 83.2%
Smith County 16.8%

Other place names in 39074

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ZIP codes near 39074

ZIPCityDistance
39087 Hillsboro, MS 6.5 mi
39080 Harperville, MS 7.5 mi
39092 Lake, MS 7.6 mi
39117 Morton, MS 12.7 mi
39057 Conehatta, MS 12.9 mi
39336 Lawrence, MS 13.3 mi
39152 Pulaski, MS 14.1 mi
39359 Sebastopol, MS 14.9 mi
39189 Walnut Grove, MS 15.8 mi
39094 Lena, MS 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39074?

39074 is in Forest, Mississippi, in Scott County, part of the Jackson, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3860, -89.4673.

What county is 39074 in?

39074 spans 2 counties: Scott County and Smith County. Most of it falls in Scott 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 39074?

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

What time zone is 39074 in?

39074 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39074?

About 14,283 people live in ZIP code 39074, in 5,045 households, at 51.5 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 39074?

$46,030 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39074?

The closest are 39087 (6.5 mi), 39080 (7.5 mi), 39092 (7.6 mi), 39117 (12.7 mi) and 39057 (12.9 mi).

Is 39074 a PO Box ZIP code?

39074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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