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39117

ZIP 39117 is Morton, Mississippi, mostly in Scott County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott +2 more
Metro area
Jackson, MS
Population
10,431
Coordinates
32.3096, -89.6650
☼ Live from 39117 — Morton, MS

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Where 39117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39117
  • 🔢 Type 39117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,117 = 3 × 13 × 17 × 59. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39116 (Mize, MS, 29 mi away) and 39119 (Mount Olive, MS, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39117 becomes 71193, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11379, 11739, 11793, 11937, 11973, 17319, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97131 in Nehalem, OR, 2,033 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯719 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39117 and you would come out at 32.31°S, 90.34°E — 1,452 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 251.1 square miles of land, 39117 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 191 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,431This ZIP10,431
Households3,422This ZIP3,422
Housing units3,895This ZIP3,895
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,438This ZIP$58,438Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$132,800This ZIP$132,800Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density41.5 / sq miThis ZIP41.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments112This ZIP112
Employees3,470This ZIP3,470
Annual payroll$138,182,000This ZIP$138,182,000
Tax returns filed3,740This ZIP3,740
Total adjusted gross income$201,365,000This ZIP$201,365,000

Land area

Land area251.07 sq miThis ZIP251.07 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 39117 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 70.3%
Smith County 25.9%
Rankin County 3.8%

Other place names in 39117

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ZIP codes near 39117

ZIPCityDistance
39145 Pelahatchie, MS 7.9 mi
39152 Pulaski, MS 8.5 mi
39074 Forest, MS 12.7 mi
39087 Hillsboro, MS 14.1 mi
39042 Brandon, MS 15.5 mi
39151 Puckett, MS 15.7 mi
39080 Harperville, MS 16.1 mi
39092 Lake, MS 17.6 mi
39161 Sandhill, MS 17.6 mi
39098 Ludlow, MS 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39117?

39117 is in Morton, Mississippi, in Scott County, part of the Jackson, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3096, -89.6650.

What county is 39117 in?

39117 spans 3 counties: Scott County, Smith County and Rankin 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 39117?

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

What time zone is 39117 in?

39117 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39117?

About 10,431 people live in ZIP code 39117, in 3,422 households, at 41.5 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 39117?

$58,438 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39117?

The closest are 39145 (7.9 mi), 39152 (8.5 mi), 39074 (12.7 mi), 39087 (14.1 mi) and 39042 (15.5 mi).

Is 39117 a PO Box ZIP code?

39117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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