39401
ZIP 39401 is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, mostly in Forrest County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time. Hattiesburg has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 39402, 39403, 39404, 39406 and 39407.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Forrest +3 more
- Metro area
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Population
- 42,531
- Coordinates
- 31.2341, -89.2659
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Where 39401 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 39401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 39,401 = 31 × 31 × 41. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001100111101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39367 (Waynesboro, MS, 47 mi away) and 39402 (Hattiesburg, MS, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 39401 becomes 10493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01349, 09143, 13409, 13490, 13904, 14039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09143 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,905 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
- 🎯791 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39401 and you would come out at 31.23°S, 90.73°E — 1,374 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
- 📏 At 188.9 square miles of land, 39401 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 143 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 42,531This ZIP42,531 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17,826This ZIP17,826 |
| Housing units | 20,386This ZIP20,386 |
| Median age | 30.7This ZIP30.7Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $41,127This ZIP$41,127Mississippi$56,447US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $134,300This ZIP$134,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $948This ZIP$948Mississippi$954US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.4%This ZIP29.4% |
| Mean commute | 18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min |
| Population density | 225.2 / sq miThis ZIP225.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 985This ZIP985 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 18,242This ZIP18,242 |
| Annual payroll | $991,549,000This ZIP$991,549,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 15,580This ZIP15,580 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $793,944,000This ZIP$793,944,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 188.85 sq miThis ZIP188.85 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.54 sq miThis ZIP2.54 sq mi |
Counties 39401 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Forrest County | 95.4% |
| Jones County | 4.0% |
| Covington County | 0.4% |
| Lamar County | 0.2% |
Other place names in 39401
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 39401
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
39404 | Hattiesburg, MS | 4.6 mi |
39407 | Hattiesburg, MS | 4.6 mi |
39406 | Hattiesburg, MS | 7.7 mi |
39465 | Petal, MS | 8.6 mi |
39475 | Purvis, MS | 10.3 mi |
39403 | Hattiesburg, MS | 10.9 mi |
39402 | Hattiesburg, MS | 11.1 mi |
39462 | New Augusta, MS | 12.4 mi |
39436 | Eastabuchie, MS | 15.4 mi |
39425 | Brooklyn, MS | 16.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 39401?
39401 is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in Forrest County, part of the Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2341, -89.2659.
What county is 39401 in?
39401 spans 4 counties: Forrest County, Jones County, Covington County and Lamar County. Most of it falls in Forrest 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 39401?
Hattiesburg uses area codes 601 and 769, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 39401 in?
39401 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 39401?
About 42,531 people live in ZIP code 39401, in 17,826 households, at 225.2 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 39401?
$41,127 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.
What ZIP codes are near 39401?
The closest are 39404 (4.6 mi), 39407 (4.6 mi), 39406 (7.7 mi), 39465 (8.6 mi) and 39475 (10.3 mi).
Is 39401 a PO Box ZIP code?
39401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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