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39421

ZIP 39421 is Bassfield, Mississippi, mostly in Jefferson Davis County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson Davis +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,550
Coordinates
31.4924, -89.7212
☼ Live from 39421 — Bassfield, MS

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Where 39421 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39421
  • 🔢 Type 39421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,421 = 79 × 499. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39407 (Hattiesburg, MS, 34 mi away) and 39422 (Bay Springs, MS, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39421 becomes 12493 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Park, NY, 1,123 miles away.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12439, 12493, 12934, 12943, 13492, 19342, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94132 in San Francisco, CA, 1,902 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯760 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39421 and you would come out at 31.49°S, 90.28°E — 1,399 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 66.6 square miles of land, 39421 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,550This ZIP2,550
Households955This ZIP955
Housing units1,157This ZIP1,157
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,844This ZIP$54,844Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$97,200This ZIP$97,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$908This ZIP$908Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute36.8 minThis ZIP36.8 min
Population density38.3 / sq miThis ZIP38.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees539This ZIP539
Annual payroll$34,180,000This ZIP$34,180,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$59,011,000This ZIP$59,011,000

Land area

Land area66.64 sq miThis ZIP66.64 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 39421 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson Davis County 82.8%
Marion County 17.2%

Other place names in 39421

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

ZIP codes near 39421

ZIPCityDistance
39427 Carson, MS 6.4 mi
39482 Sumrall, MS 11.8 mi
39474 Prentiss, MS 11.9 mi
39656 Oak Vale, MS 12.9 mi
39428 Collins, MS 14.0 mi
39479 Seminary, MS 15.5 mi
39429 Columbia, MS 17.7 mi
39119 Mount Olive, MS 18.2 mi
39663 Silver Creek, MS 20.0 mi
39402 Hattiesburg, MS 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39421?

39421 is in Bassfield, Mississippi, in Jefferson Davis County. Its published point location is 31.4924, -89.7212.

What county is 39421 in?

39421 spans 2 counties: Jefferson Davis County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Jefferson Davis 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 39421?

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

What time zone is 39421 in?

39421 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39421?

About 2,550 people live in ZIP code 39421, in 955 households, at 38.3 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 39421?

$54,844 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39421?

The closest are 39427 (6.4 mi), 39482 (11.8 mi), 39474 (11.9 mi), 39656 (12.9 mi) and 39428 (14 mi).

Is 39421 a PO Box ZIP code?

39421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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