39480
ZIP 39480 is Soso, Mississippi, mostly in Jones County; area code 601; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Jones +1 more
- Metro area
- Laurel, MS
- Population
- 2,076
- Coordinates
- 31.7050, -89.3162
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Where 39480 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 39480 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBhGE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 39,480 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 47. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101000111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39479 (Seminary, MS, 14 mi away) and 39481 (Stringer, MS, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 39480 becomes 08493, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03849, 03894, 04938, 04983, 08349, 09834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09834 in FPO AE, a military post office, 7,642 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
- 🎯764 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39480 and you would come out at 31.70°S, 90.68°E — 1,406 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 49.0 square miles of land, 39480 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,076This ZIP2,076 |
|---|---|
| Households | 752This ZIP752 |
| Housing units | 866This ZIP866 |
| Median age | 39.9This ZIP39.9Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $74,853This ZIP$74,853Mississippi$56,447US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $183,100This ZIP$183,100Mississippi$169,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $845This ZIP$845Mississippi$954US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.0%This ZIP21.0% |
| Mean commute | 33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min |
| Population density | 42.3 / sq miThis ZIP42.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 25This ZIP25 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 150This ZIP150 |
| Annual payroll | $8,295,000This ZIP$8,295,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,020This ZIP1,020 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $64,272,000This ZIP$64,272,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 49.05 sq miThis ZIP49.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi |
Counties 39480 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Jones County | 95.5% |
| Jasper County | 4.5% |
Other place names in 39480
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 39480
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
39440 | Laurel, MS | 9.9 mi |
39437 | Ellisville, MS | 10.4 mi |
39168 | Taylorsville, MS | 10.4 mi |
39460 | Moss, MS | 11.1 mi |
39481 | Stringer, MS | 12.2 mi |
39443 | Laurel, MS | 14.0 mi |
39479 | Seminary, MS | 14.2 mi |
39441 | Laurel, MS | 14.2 mi |
39459 | Moselle, MS | 14.9 mi |
39428 | Collins, MS | 15.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 39480?
39480 is in Soso, Mississippi, in Jones County, part of the Laurel, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.7050, -89.3162.
What county is 39480 in?
39480 spans 2 counties: Jones County and Jasper County. Most of it falls in Jones 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 39480?
Soso uses area code 601, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 39480 in?
39480 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 39480?
About 2,076 people live in ZIP code 39480, in 752 households, at 42.3 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 39480?
$74,853 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.
What ZIP codes are near 39480?
The closest are 39440 (9.9 mi), 39437 (10.4 mi), 39168 (10.4 mi), 39460 (11.1 mi) and 39481 (12.2 mi).
Is 39480 a PO Box ZIP code?
39480 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “39480 ZIP Code — Soso, Mississippi (Jones County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/39480
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