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39478

ZIP 39478 is Sandy Hook, Mississippi, mostly in Marion County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,043
Coordinates
31.0542, -89.8568
☼ Live from 39478 — Sandy Hook, MS

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Where 39478 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39478
  • 🔢 Type 39478 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,478 = 2 × 19739. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39477 (Sandersville, MS, 70 mi away) and 39479 (Seminary, MS, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39478 becomes 87493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34789, 34987, 37849, 38749, 38947, 47983, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98374 in Puyallup, WA, 2,040 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯779 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39478 and you would come out at 31.05°S, 90.14°E — 1,373 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 73.5 square miles of land, 39478 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,043This ZIP2,043
Households841This ZIP841
Housing units1,066This ZIP1,066
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$47,686This ZIP$47,686Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$102,300This ZIP$102,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,114This ZIP$1,114Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.9%This ZIP8.9%
Mean commute43.3 minThis ZIP43.3 min
Population density27.8 / sq miThis ZIP27.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees757This ZIP757
Annual payroll$45,270,000This ZIP$45,270,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$39,060,000This ZIP$39,060,000

Land area

Land area73.53 sq miThis ZIP73.53 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Counties 39478 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marion County 53.6%
Walthall County 46.4%

ZIP codes near 39478

ZIPCityDistance
70426 Angie, LA 8.8 mi
70467 Varnado, LA 11.2 mi
39429 Columbia, MS 13.7 mi
39483 Foxworth, MS 13.8 mi
39643 Kokomo, MS 16.2 mi
39667 Tylertown, MS 16.7 mi
70429 Bogalusa, LA 18.2 mi
70438 Franklinton, LA 20.5 mi
70427 Bogalusa, LA 21.7 mi
39455 Lumberton, MS 23.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39478?

39478 is in Sandy Hook, Mississippi, in Marion County. Its published point location is 31.0542, -89.8568.

What county is 39478 in?

39478 spans 2 counties: Marion County and Walthall County. Most of it falls in Marion 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 39478?

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

What time zone is 39478 in?

39478 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39478?

About 2,043 people live in ZIP code 39478, in 841 households, at 27.8 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 39478?

$47,686 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39478?

The closest are 70426 (8.8 mi), 70467 (11.2 mi), 39429 (13.7 mi), 39483 (13.8 mi) and 39643 (16.2 mi).

Is 39478 a PO Box ZIP code?

39478 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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