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39477

ZIP 39477 is Sandersville, Mississippi, in Jones County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jones
Metro area
Laurel, MS
Population
387
Coordinates
31.7957, -89.0383
☼ Live from 39477 — Sandersville, MS

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Where 39477 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39477
  • 🔢 Type 39477 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,477 = 3 × 13159. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39476 (Richton, MS, 30 mi away) and 39478 (Sandy Hook, MS, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39477 becomes 77493 — and that is a real ZIP code: Katy, TX, 425 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34797, 39747, 43779, 43977, 49737, 73749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97347 in Grand Ronde, OR, 2,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯770 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39477 and you would come out at 31.80°S, 90.96°E — 1,407 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 39477 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population387This ZIP387
Households199This ZIP199
Housing units262This ZIP262
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,750This ZIP$52,750Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$89,600This ZIP$89,600Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$718This ZIP$718Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density74.1 / sq miThis ZIP74.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees76This ZIP76
Annual payroll$2,286,000This ZIP$2,286,000

Land area

Land area5.22 sq miThis ZIP5.22 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 39477

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ZIP codes near 39477

ZIPCityDistance
39439 Heidelberg, MS 5.1 mi
39441 Laurel, MS 5.2 mi
39443 Laurel, MS 5.9 mi
39442 Laurel, MS 7.8 mi
39460 Moss, MS 8.3 mi
39440 Laurel, MS 9.6 mi
39481 Stringer, MS 12.8 mi
39366 Vossburg, MS 12.9 mi
39348 Paulding, MS 13.4 mi
39422 Bay Springs, MS 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39477?

39477 is in Sandersville, Mississippi, in Jones County, part of the Laurel, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.7957, -89.0383.

What county is 39477 in?

39477 lies in Jones County.

What area code is 39477?

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

What time zone is 39477 in?

39477 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39477?

About 387 people live in ZIP code 39477, in 199 households, at 74.1 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 39477?

$52,750 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39477?

The closest are 39439 (5.1 mi), 39441 (5.2 mi), 39443 (5.9 mi), 39442 (7.8 mi) and 39460 (8.3 mi).

Is 39477 a PO Box ZIP code?

39477 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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