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39427

ZIP 39427 is Carson, Mississippi, in Jefferson Davis County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
none
Population
799
Coordinates
31.4893, -89.8290
☼ Live from 39427 — Carson, MS

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Where 39427 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39427
  • 🔢 Type 39427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,427 = 89 × 443. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39426 (Carriere, MS, 58 mi away) and 39428 (Collins, MS, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39427 becomes 72493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23479, 23947, 23974, 24739, 27349, 27943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97423 in Coquille, OR, 2,034 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯756 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39427 and you would come out at 31.49°S, 90.17°E — 1,401 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 56.4 square miles of land, 39427 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population799This ZIP799
Households407This ZIP407
Housing units535This ZIP535
Median age56.1This ZIP56.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$31,860This ZIP$31,860Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$52,200This ZIP$52,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.4%This ZIP3.4%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density14.2 / sq miThis ZIP14.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$1,407,000This ZIP$1,407,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$20,418,000This ZIP$20,418,000

Land area

Land area56.37 sq miThis ZIP56.37 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

ZIP codes near 39427

ZIPCityDistance
39421 Bassfield, MS 6.4 mi
39656 Oak Vale, MS 6.8 mi
39474 Prentiss, MS 9.2 mi
39663 Silver Creek, MS 14.3 mi
39482 Sumrall, MS 16.8 mi
39429 Columbia, MS 17.4 mi
39483 Foxworth, MS 18.1 mi
39428 Collins, MS 18.8 mi
39654 Monticello, MS 19.2 mi
39643 Kokomo, MS 20.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39427?

39427 is in Carson, Mississippi, in Jefferson Davis County. Its published point location is 31.4893, -89.8290.

What county is 39427 in?

39427 lies in Jefferson Davis County.

What area code is 39427?

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

What time zone is 39427 in?

39427 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39427?

About 799 people live in ZIP code 39427, in 407 households, at 14.2 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 39427?

$31,860 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39427?

The closest are 39421 (6.4 mi), 39656 (6.8 mi), 39474 (9.2 mi), 39663 (14.3 mi) and 39482 (16.8 mi).

Is 39427 a PO Box ZIP code?

39427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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