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39476

ZIP 39476 is Richton, Mississippi, mostly in Perry County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Perry +3 more
Metro area
Hattiesburg, MS
Population
6,600
Coordinates
31.3870, -88.8669
☼ Live from 39476 — Richton, MS

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Where 39476 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39476
  • 🔢 Type 39476 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,476 = 2 × 2 × 71 × 139. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39475 (Purvis, MS, 36 mi away) and 39477 (Sandersville, MS, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39476 becomes 67493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34679, 34697, 34769, 36749, 37694, 39647, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96374 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,779 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯798 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39476 and you would come out at 31.39°S, 91.13°E — 1,377 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 418.7 square miles of land, 39476 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 318 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,600This ZIP6,600
Households2,475This ZIP2,475
Housing units3,003This ZIP3,003
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,919This ZIP$58,919Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$145,300This ZIP$145,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$735This ZIP$735Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute41.0 minThis ZIP41.0 min
Population density15.8 / sq miThis ZIP15.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments98This ZIP98
Employees1,101This ZIP1,101
Annual payroll$44,018,000This ZIP$44,018,000
Tax returns filed2,830This ZIP2,830
Total adjusted gross income$164,502,000This ZIP$164,502,000

Land area

Land area418.74 sq miThis ZIP418.74 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Counties 39476 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Perry County 41.9%
Greene County 32.8%
Wayne County 19.7%
Jones County 5.7%

Other place names in 39476

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ZIP codes near 39476

ZIPCityDistance
39464 Ovett, MS 13.6 mi
39423 Beaumont, MS 14.7 mi
39461 Neely, MS 14.8 mi
39462 New Augusta, MS 15.4 mi
39324 Clara, MS 16.7 mi
39362 State Line, MS 19.2 mi
39465 Petal, MS 19.2 mi
39451 Leakesville, MS 20.9 mi
39442 Laurel, MS 22.8 mi
39367 Waynesboro, MS 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39476?

39476 is in Richton, Mississippi, in Perry County, part of the Hattiesburg, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.3870, -88.8669.

What county is 39476 in?

39476 spans 4 counties: Perry County, Greene County, Wayne County and Jones County. Most of it falls in Perry 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 39476?

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

What time zone is 39476 in?

39476 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39476?

About 6,600 people live in ZIP code 39476, in 2,475 households, at 15.8 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 39476?

$58,919 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39476?

The closest are 39464 (13.6 mi), 39423 (14.7 mi), 39461 (14.8 mi), 39462 (15.4 mi) and 39324 (16.7 mi).

Is 39476 a PO Box ZIP code?

39476 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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