39475
ZIP 39475 is Purvis, Mississippi, mostly in Lamar County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Lamar +1 more
- Metro area
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Population
- 14,530
- Coordinates
- 31.1551, -89.4135
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Where 39475 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.
- 🔢 Type 39475 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 39,475 = 5 × 5 × 1579. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101000110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39474 (Prentiss, MS, 41 mi away) and 39476 (Richton, MS, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 39475 becomes 57493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34759, 34957, 35749, 35974, 39457, 39574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97453 in Mapleton, OR, 2,064 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
- 🎯790 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39475 and you would come out at 31.16°S, 90.59°E — 1,372 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
- 📏 At 158.5 square miles of land, 39475 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 120 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 14,530This ZIP14,530 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,686This ZIP5,686 |
| Housing units | 6,014This ZIP6,014 |
| Median age | 39.5This ZIP39.5Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $63,887This ZIP$63,887Mississippi$56,447US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $192,200This ZIP$192,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $994This ZIP$994Mississippi$954US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.0%This ZIP31.0% |
| Mean commute | 25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min |
| Population density | 91.7 / sq miThis ZIP91.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 212This ZIP212 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,073This ZIP2,073 |
| Annual payroll | $88,437,000This ZIP$88,437,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 5,580This ZIP5,580 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $404,598,000This ZIP$404,598,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 158.51 sq miThis ZIP158.51 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi |
Counties 39475 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Lamar County | 82.8% |
| Forrest County | 17.2% |
Other place names in 39475
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 39475
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
39404 | Hattiesburg, MS | 7.1 mi |
39407 | Hattiesburg, MS | 7.1 mi |
39401 | Hattiesburg, MS | 10.3 mi |
39455 | Lumberton, MS | 10.5 mi |
39402 | Hattiesburg, MS | 12.3 mi |
39406 | Hattiesburg, MS | 12.9 mi |
39403 | Hattiesburg, MS | 14.0 mi |
39482 | Sumrall, MS | 17.9 mi |
39465 | Petal, MS | 18.4 mi |
39425 | Brooklyn, MS | 21.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 39475?
39475 is in Purvis, Mississippi, in Lamar County, part of the Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1551, -89.4135.
What county is 39475 in?
39475 spans 2 counties: Lamar County and Forrest County. Most of it falls in Lamar 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 39475?
Purvis uses area codes 601 and 769, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 39475 in?
39475 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 39475?
About 14,530 people live in ZIP code 39475, in 5,686 households, at 91.7 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 39475?
$63,887 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.
What ZIP codes are near 39475?
The closest are 39404 (7.1 mi), 39407 (7.1 mi), 39401 (10.3 mi), 39455 (10.5 mi) and 39402 (12.3 mi).
Is 39475 a PO Box ZIP code?
39475 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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