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39474

ZIP 39474 is Prentiss, Mississippi, mostly in Jefferson Davis County; area code 601; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson Davis +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,099
Coordinates
31.6212, -89.8543
☼ Live from 39474 — Prentiss, MS

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Where 39474 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39474
  • 🔢 Type 39474 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,474 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 17 × 43. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39470 (Poplarville, MS, 58 mi away) and 39475 (Purvis, MS, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39474 becomes 47493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34479, 34749, 34947, 34974, 39744, 43749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97344 in Falls City, OR, 2,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯748 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39474 and you would come out at 31.62°S, 90.15°E — 1,410 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 153.4 square miles of land, 39474 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,099This ZIP6,099
Households2,463This ZIP2,463
Housing units2,950This ZIP2,950
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$35,586This ZIP$35,586Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$84,600This ZIP$84,600Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$753This ZIP$753Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min
Population density39.7 / sq miThis ZIP39.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments80This ZIP80
Employees949This ZIP949
Annual payroll$36,048,000This ZIP$36,048,000
Tax returns filed2,120This ZIP2,120
Total adjusted gross income$91,018,000This ZIP$91,018,000

Land area

Land area153.44 sq miThis ZIP153.44 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Counties 39474 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 99.4%
Covington County 0.6%

Other place names in 39474

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

ZIP codes near 39474

ZIPCityDistance
39427 Carson, MS 9.2 mi
39663 Silver Creek, MS 11.0 mi
39421 Bassfield, MS 11.9 mi
39656 Oak Vale, MS 13.1 mi
39140 Newhebron, MS 13.2 mi
39119 Mount Olive, MS 14.1 mi
39428 Collins, MS 16.7 mi
39149 Pinola, MS 17.2 mi
39654 Monticello, MS 18.2 mi
39111 Magee, MS 20.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39474?

39474 is in Prentiss, Mississippi, in Jefferson Davis County. Its published point location is 31.6212, -89.8543.

What county is 39474 in?

39474 spans 2 counties: Jefferson Davis County and Covington 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 39474?

Prentiss uses area code 601, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 39474 in?

39474 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39474?

About 6,099 people live in ZIP code 39474, in 2,463 households, at 39.7 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 39474?

$35,586 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39474?

The closest are 39427 (9.2 mi), 39663 (11 mi), 39421 (11.9 mi), 39656 (13.1 mi) and 39140 (13.2 mi).

Is 39474 a PO Box ZIP code?

39474 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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