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39556

ZIP 39556 is Kiln, Mississippi, in Hancock County; area code 228; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hancock
Metro area
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Population
6,041
Coordinates
30.4412, -89.4279
☼ Live from 39556 — Kiln, MS

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Where 39556 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 39556
  • 🔢 Type 39556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,556 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 29 × 31. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39555 (Hurley, MS, 57 mi away) and 39558 (Lakeshore, MS, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39556 becomes 65593, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35956, 36559, 39565, 53569, 53596, 53956, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96553 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,934 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯828 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39556 and you would come out at 30.44°S, 90.57°E — 1,325 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 102.6 square miles of land, 39556 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 78 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,041This ZIP6,041
Households2,498This ZIP2,498
Housing units3,011This ZIP3,011
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,739This ZIP$60,739Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$171,200This ZIP$171,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$983This ZIP$983Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density58.9 / sq miThis ZIP58.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments90This ZIP90
Employees597This ZIP597
Annual payroll$34,825,000This ZIP$34,825,000
Tax returns filed3,070This ZIP3,070
Total adjusted gross income$186,917,000This ZIP$186,917,000

Land area

Land area102.61 sq miThis ZIP102.61 sq mi
Water area1.23 sq miThis ZIP1.23 sq mi

Other place names in 39556

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

ZIP codes near 39556

ZIPCityDistance
39521 Bay Saint Louis, MS 4.9 mi
39522 Stennis Space Center, MS 4.9 mi
39525 Diamondhead, MS 5.3 mi
39571 Pass Christian, MS 9.2 mi
39576 Waveland, MS 10.8 mi
39529 Stennis Space Center, MS 11.2 mi
39463 Nicholson, MS 11.5 mi
39520 Bay Saint Louis, MS 12.3 mi
39466 Picayune, MS 13.0 mi
39558 Lakeshore, MS 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39556?

39556 is in Kiln, Mississippi, in Hancock County, part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4412, -89.4279.

What county is 39556 in?

39556 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 39556?

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

What time zone is 39556 in?

39556 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39556?

About 6,041 people live in ZIP code 39556, in 2,498 households, at 58.9 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 39556?

$60,739 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39556?

The closest are 39521 (4.9 mi), 39522 (4.9 mi), 39525 (5.3 mi), 39571 (9.2 mi) and 39576 (10.8 mi).

Is 39556 a PO Box ZIP code?

39556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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