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39218

ZIP 39218 is Richland, Mississippi, in Rankin County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rankin
Metro area
Jackson, MS
Population
6,873
Coordinates
32.2261, -90.1565
☼ Live from 39218 — Richland, MS

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Where 39218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39218
  • 🔢 Type 39218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,218 = 2 × 19609. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39217 (Jackson, MS, 6 mi away) and 39225 (Jackson, MS, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39218 becomes 81293, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12839, 12983, 18239, 18923, 18932, 19382, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98231 in Blaine, WA, 2,040 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯705 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39218 and you would come out at 32.23°S, 89.84°E — 1,456 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 17.7 square miles of land, 39218 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,873This ZIP6,873
Households2,695This ZIP2,695
Housing units2,889This ZIP2,889
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,327This ZIP$65,327Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$128,900This ZIP$128,900Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,185This ZIP$1,185Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density387.6 / sq miThis ZIP387.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments332This ZIP332
Employees11,326This ZIP11,326
Annual payroll$623,277,000This ZIP$623,277,000
Tax returns filed2,970This ZIP2,970
Total adjusted gross income$156,271,000This ZIP$156,271,000

Land area

Land area17.73 sq miThis ZIP17.73 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 39218

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ZIP codes near 39218

ZIPCityDistance
39288 Pearl, MS 3.6 mi
39208 Pearl, MS 4.4 mi
39201 Jackson, MS 4.7 mi
39193 Whitfield, MS 5.2 mi
39205 Jackson, MS 5.3 mi
39207 Jackson, MS 5.3 mi
39215 Jackson, MS 5.3 mi
39225 Jackson, MS 5.3 mi
39236 Jackson, MS 5.3 mi
39250 Jackson, MS 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39218?

39218 is in Richland, Mississippi, in Rankin County, part of the Jackson, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2261, -90.1565.

What county is 39218 in?

39218 lies in Rankin County.

What area code is 39218?

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

What time zone is 39218 in?

39218 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39218?

About 6,873 people live in ZIP code 39218, in 2,695 households, at 387.6 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 39218?

$65,327 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39218?

The closest are 39288 (3.6 mi), 39208 (4.4 mi), 39201 (4.7 mi), 39193 (5.2 mi) and 39205 (5.3 mi).

Is 39218 a PO Box ZIP code?

39218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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