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39465

ZIP 39465 is Petal, Mississippi, mostly in Forrest County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Forrest +2 more
Metro area
Hattiesburg, MS
Population
22,882
Coordinates
31.3396, -89.1882
☼ Live from 39465 — Petal, MS

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Where 39465 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 39465
  • 🔢 Type 39465 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SghGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,465 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 877. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39464 (Ovett, MS, 13 mi away) and 39466 (Picayune, MS, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39465 becomes 56493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34695, 34956, 35469, 35649, 35964, 36549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96534 in FPO AA, a military post office, 10,026 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯788 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39465 and you would come out at 31.34°S, 90.81°E — 1,380 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 122.7 square miles of land, 39465 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,882This ZIP22,882
Households7,995This ZIP7,995
Housing units8,760This ZIP8,760
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,035This ZIP$74,035Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$185,700This ZIP$185,700Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,001This ZIP$1,001Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density186.4 / sq miThis ZIP186.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments365This ZIP365
Employees3,953This ZIP3,953
Annual payroll$147,333,000This ZIP$147,333,000
Tax returns filed9,670This ZIP9,670
Total adjusted gross income$671,528,000This ZIP$671,528,000

Land area

Land area122.74 sq miThis ZIP122.74 sq mi
Water area1.26 sq miThis ZIP1.26 sq mi

Counties 39465 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Forrest County 76.3%
Perry County 23.1%
Jones County 0.6%

Other place names in 39465

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ZIP codes near 39465

ZIPCityDistance
39401 Hattiesburg, MS 8.6 mi
39406 Hattiesburg, MS 8.7 mi
39436 Eastabuchie, MS 10.5 mi
39462 New Augusta, MS 10.7 mi
39403 Hattiesburg, MS 11.5 mi
39459 Moselle, MS 12.4 mi
39464 Ovett, MS 13.0 mi
39404 Hattiesburg, MS 13.2 mi
39407 Hattiesburg, MS 13.2 mi
39402 Hattiesburg, MS 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39465?

39465 is in Petal, Mississippi, in Forrest County, part of the Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.3396, -89.1882.

What county is 39465 in?

39465 spans 3 counties: Forrest County, Perry County and Jones County. Most of it falls in Forrest 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 39465?

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

What time zone is 39465 in?

39465 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39465?

About 22,882 people live in ZIP code 39465, in 7,995 households, at 186.4 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 39465?

$74,035 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39465?

The closest are 39401 (8.6 mi), 39406 (8.7 mi), 39436 (10.5 mi), 39462 (10.7 mi) and 39403 (11.5 mi).

Is 39465 a PO Box ZIP code?

39465 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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