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39426

ZIP 39426 is Carriere, Mississippi, mostly in Pearl River County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pearl River +1 more
Metro area
Picayune, MS
Population
18,737
Coordinates
30.6558, -89.6569
☼ Live from 39426 — Carriere, MS

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Where 39426 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39426
  • 🔢 Type 39426 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,426 = 2 × 3 × 6571. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39425 (Brooklyn, MS, 45 mi away) and 39427 (Carson, MS, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39426 becomes 62493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23694, 23964, 24639, 24963, 26349, 29346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96432 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯808 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39426 and you would come out at 30.66°S, 90.34°E — 1,344 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 182.8 square miles of land, 39426 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,737This ZIP18,737
Households7,344This ZIP7,344
Housing units8,104This ZIP8,104
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,571This ZIP$73,571Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$208,000This ZIP$208,000Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute36.1 minThis ZIP36.1 min
Population density102.5 / sq miThis ZIP102.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments141This ZIP141
Employees736This ZIP736
Annual payroll$27,652,000This ZIP$27,652,000
Tax returns filed7,160This ZIP7,160
Total adjusted gross income$493,528,000This ZIP$493,528,000

Land area

Land area182.81 sq miThis ZIP182.81 sq mi
Water area2.19 sq miThis ZIP2.19 sq mi

Counties 39426 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pearl River County 89.7%
Hancock County 10.3%

Other place names in 39426

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

ZIP codes near 39426

ZIPCityDistance
39457 Mc Neill, MS 1.2 mi
39463 Nicholson, MS 8.7 mi
39466 Picayune, MS 8.7 mi
39470 Poplarville, MS 12.7 mi
70463 Sun, LA 14.7 mi
70429 Bogalusa, LA 14.7 mi
70464 Talisheek, LA 16.0 mi
70427 Bogalusa, LA 16.3 mi
70452 Pearl River, LA 17.5 mi
70431 Bush, LA 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39426?

39426 is in Carriere, Mississippi, in Pearl River County, part of the Picayune, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6558, -89.6569.

What county is 39426 in?

39426 spans 2 counties: Pearl River County and Hancock County. Most of it falls in Pearl River 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 39426?

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

What time zone is 39426 in?

39426 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39426?

About 18,737 people live in ZIP code 39426, in 7,344 households, at 102.5 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 39426?

$73,571 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39426?

The closest are 39457 (1.2 mi), 39463 (8.7 mi), 39466 (8.7 mi), 39470 (12.7 mi) and 70463 (14.7 mi).

Is 39426 a PO Box ZIP code?

39426 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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