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39501

ZIP 39501 is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County; area code 228; Central time. Gulfport has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 39502, 39503, 39505, 39506 and 39507.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Harrison
Metro area
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Population
22,565
Coordinates
30.3872, -89.0992
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Where 39501 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39501
  • 🔢 Type 39501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,501 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 19. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101001001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39483 (Foxworth, MS, 77 mi away) and 39502 (Gulfport, MS, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39501 becomes 10593, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09351, 10953, 13905, 15930, 19035, 19053, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09351 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,985 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯843 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39501 and you would come out at 30.39°S, 90.90°E — 1,315 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 14.4 square miles of land, 39501 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,565This ZIP22,565
Households8,770This ZIP8,770
Housing units10,501This ZIP10,501
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$34,758This ZIP$34,758Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$121,800This ZIP$121,800Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$984This ZIP$984Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density1,572.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,572.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments611This ZIP611
Employees13,539This ZIP13,539
Annual payroll$811,713,000This ZIP$811,713,000
Tax returns filed8,040This ZIP8,040
Total adjusted gross income$307,901,000This ZIP$307,901,000

Land area

Land area14.35 sq miThis ZIP14.35 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 39501

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 39501

ZIPCityDistance
39502 Gulfport, MS 2.7 mi
39505 Gulfport, MS 2.7 mi
39506 Gulfport, MS 2.7 mi
39535 Biloxi, MS 2.7 mi
39507 Gulfport, MS 4.0 mi
39560 Long Beach, MS 4.4 mi
39503 Gulfport, MS 6.5 mi
39531 Biloxi, MS 8.0 mi
39534 Biloxi, MS 10.7 mi
39571 Pass Christian, MS 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39501?

39501 is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County, part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3872, -89.0992.

What county is 39501 in?

39501 lies in Harrison County.

What area code is 39501?

Gulfport uses area code 228, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 39501 in?

39501 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39501?

About 22,565 people live in ZIP code 39501, in 8,770 households, at 1,572.3 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 39501?

$34,758 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39501?

The closest are 39502 (2.7 mi), 39505 (2.7 mi), 39506 (2.7 mi), 39535 (2.7 mi) and 39507 (4 mi).

Is 39501 a PO Box ZIP code?

39501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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