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39462

ZIP 39462 is New Augusta, Mississippi, in Perry County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Perry
Metro area
Hattiesburg, MS
Population
1,684
Coordinates
31.2340, -89.0566
☼ Live from 39462 — New Augusta, MS

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Where 39462 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39462
  • 🔢 Type 39462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,462 = 2 × 3 × 6577. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39461 (Neely, MS, 19 mi away) and 39463 (Nicholson, MS, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39462 becomes 26493, 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, 8,677 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯799 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39462 and you would come out at 31.23°S, 90.94°E — 1,370 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 56.8 square miles of land, 39462 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,684This ZIP1,684
Households627This ZIP627
Housing units764This ZIP764
Median age26.0This ZIP26.0Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$44,513This ZIP$44,513Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$93,500This ZIP$93,500Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density29.7 / sq miThis ZIP29.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees580This ZIP580
Annual payroll$48,457,000This ZIP$48,457,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$20,417,000This ZIP$20,417,000

Land area

Land area56.79 sq miThis ZIP56.79 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

Other place names in 39462

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

ZIP codes near 39462

ZIPCityDistance
39423 Beaumont, MS 9.4 mi
39465 Petal, MS 10.7 mi
39425 Brooklyn, MS 11.4 mi
39401 Hattiesburg, MS 12.4 mi
39404 Hattiesburg, MS 14.7 mi
39407 Hattiesburg, MS 14.7 mi
39476 Richton, MS 15.4 mi
39406 Hattiesburg, MS 17.7 mi
39464 Ovett, MS 17.9 mi
39461 Neely, MS 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39462?

39462 is in New Augusta, Mississippi, in Perry County, part of the Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2340, -89.0566.

What county is 39462 in?

39462 lies in Perry County.

What area code is 39462?

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

What time zone is 39462 in?

39462 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39462?

About 1,684 people live in ZIP code 39462, in 627 households, at 29.7 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 39462?

$44,513 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39462?

The closest are 39423 (9.4 mi), 39465 (10.7 mi), 39425 (11.4 mi), 39401 (12.4 mi) and 39404 (14.7 mi).

Is 39462 a PO Box ZIP code?

39462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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