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Where 39217 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 39217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZGE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 39217 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001100100110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39216 (Jackson, MS, 4 mi away) and 39218 (Richland, MS, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 39217 becomes 71293, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12937, 12973, 17239, 17329, 17923, 17932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97123 in Hillsboro, OR, 1,964 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
- 🎯699 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39217 and you would come out at 32.30°S, 89.79°E — 1,461 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 0.187 square miles of land, 39217 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 91 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,125This ZIP2,125 |
|---|---|
| Households | 82This ZIP82 |
| Housing units | 82This ZIP82 |
| Median age | 19.8This ZIP19.8Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Mean commute | 12.5 minThis ZIP12.5 min |
| Population density | 11,363.6 / sq miThis ZIP11,363.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 138This ZIP138 |
| Annual payroll | $4,366,000This ZIP$4,366,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 39217
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 39217
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
39203 | Jackson, MS | 1.0 mi |
39269 | Jackson, MS | 1.2 mi |
39205 | Jackson, MS | 1.5 mi |
39207 | Jackson, MS | 1.5 mi |
39215 | Jackson, MS | 1.5 mi |
39225 | Jackson, MS | 1.5 mi |
39236 | Jackson, MS | 1.5 mi |
39250 | Jackson, MS | 1.5 mi |
39271 | Jackson, MS | 1.5 mi |
39282 | Jackson, MS | 1.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 39217?
39217 is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County, part of the Jackson, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2976, -90.2096.
What county is 39217 in?
39217 lies in Hinds County.
What area code is 39217?
Jackson uses area codes 601 and 769, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 39217 in?
39217 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 39217?
About 2,125 people live in ZIP code 39217, in 82 households, at 11,363.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 39217?
The closest are 39203 (1 mi), 39269 (1.2 mi), 39205 (1.5 mi), 39207 (1.5 mi) and 39215 (1.5 mi).
Is 39217 a PO Box ZIP code?
39217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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