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39562

ZIP 39562 is in Moss Point, Mississippi, in Jackson County; area code 228; Central time. Moss Point has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 39563.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Population
16,677
Coordinates
30.5467, -88.4895
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Where 39562 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39562
  • 🔢 Type 39562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,562 = 2 × 131 × 151. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39561 (Mc Henry, MS, 41 mi away) and 39563 (Moss Point, MS, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39562 becomes 26593, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25396, 25639, 25936, 29356, 29365, 29536, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96325 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,904 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯857 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39562 and you would come out at 30.55°S, 91.51°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 10m.
  • 📏 At 201.6 square miles of land, 39562 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 153 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,677This ZIP16,677
Households7,039This ZIP7,039
Housing units7,682This ZIP7,682
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,159This ZIP$61,159Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$168,900This ZIP$168,900Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$897This ZIP$897Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density82.7 / sq miThis ZIP82.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments152This ZIP152
Employees1,446This ZIP1,446
Annual payroll$71,704,000This ZIP$71,704,000
Tax returns filed6,750This ZIP6,750
Total adjusted gross income$432,273,000This ZIP$432,273,000

Land area

Land area201.65 sq miThis ZIP201.65 sq mi
Water area4.75 sq miThis ZIP4.75 sq mi

Other place names in 39562

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

ZIP codes near 39562

ZIPCityDistance
39563 Moss Point, MS 8.7 mi
36541 Grand Bay, AL 9.8 mi
39552 Escatawpa, MS 11.3 mi
39568 Pascagoula, MS 11.3 mi
39555 Hurley, MS 11.6 mi
39553 Gautier, MS 13.0 mi
39569 Pascagoula, MS 13.1 mi
36568 Saint Elmo, AL 13.1 mi
39581 Pascagoula, MS 13.6 mi
39567 Pascagoula, MS 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39562?

39562 is in Moss Point, Mississippi, in Jackson County, part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5467, -88.4895.

What county is 39562 in?

39562 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 39562?

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

What time zone is 39562 in?

39562 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39562?

About 16,677 people live in ZIP code 39562, in 7,039 households, at 82.7 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 39562?

$61,159 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39562?

The closest are 39563 (8.7 mi), 36541 (9.8 mi), 39552 (11.3 mi), 39568 (11.3 mi) and 39555 (11.6 mi).

Is 39562 a PO Box ZIP code?

39562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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