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39406

ZIP 39406 is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in Forrest County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time. Hattiesburg has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 39401, 39402, 39403, 39404 and 39407.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Forrest
Metro area
Hattiesburg, MS
Population
1,935
Coordinates
31.3289, -89.3351
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Where 39406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39406
  • 🔢 Type 39406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,406 = 2 × 17 × 19 × 61. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39404 (Hattiesburg, MS, 11 mi away) and 39407 (Hattiesburg, MS, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39406 becomes 60493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03469, 04693, 04936, 04963, 06349, 06439, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09643 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,682 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯783 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39406 and you would come out at 31.33°S, 90.66°E — 1,382 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 0.340 square miles of land, 39406 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 165 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,935This ZIP1,935
Households0
Housing units0
Median age20.2This ZIP20.2Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher100.0%This ZIP100.0%
Mean commute12.1 minThis ZIP12.1 min
Population density5,691.2 / sq miThis ZIP5,691.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees232This ZIP232
Annual payroll$6,948,000This ZIP$6,948,000

Land area

Land area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 39406

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 39406

ZIPCityDistance
39403 Hattiesburg, MS 3.4 mi
39402 Hattiesburg, MS 4.7 mi
39401 Hattiesburg, MS 7.7 mi
39465 Petal, MS 8.7 mi
39436 Eastabuchie, MS 9.0 mi
39404 Hattiesburg, MS 11.1 mi
39407 Hattiesburg, MS 11.1 mi
39459 Moselle, MS 11.3 mi
39475 Purvis, MS 12.9 mi
39482 Sumrall, MS 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39406?

39406 is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in Forrest County, part of the Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.3289, -89.3351.

What county is 39406 in?

39406 lies in Forrest County.

What area code is 39406?

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

What time zone is 39406 in?

39406 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39406?

About 1,935 people live in ZIP code 39406, at 5,691.2 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 39406?

The closest are 39403 (3.4 mi), 39402 (4.7 mi), 39401 (7.7 mi), 39465 (8.7 mi) and 39436 (9 mi).

Is 39406 a PO Box ZIP code?

39406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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