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39572

ZIP 39572 is Pearlington, Mississippi, in Hancock County; area code 228; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hancock
Metro area
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Population
1,321
Coordinates
30.2508, -89.6048
☼ Live from 39572 — Pearlington, MS

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Where 39572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39572
  • 🔢 Type 39572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,572 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 761. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39571 (Pass Christian, MS, 23 mi away) and 39573 (Perkinston, MS, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39572 becomes 27593 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilsons Mills, NC, 748 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27359, 27539, 27593, 27935, 27953, 29375, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97253 in Portland, OR, 2,068 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯833 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39572 and you would come out at 30.25°S, 90.40°E — 1,316 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 39572 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,321This ZIP1,321
Households611This ZIP611
Housing units700This ZIP700
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$44,786This ZIP$44,786Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$98,300This ZIP$98,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density122.7 / sq miThis ZIP122.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees215This ZIP215
Annual payroll$14,044,000This ZIP$14,044,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$22,431,000This ZIP$22,431,000

Land area

Land area10.77 sq miThis ZIP10.77 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 39572

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ZIP codes near 39572

ZIPCityDistance
70461 Slidell, LA 6.4 mi
39520 Bay Saint Louis, MS 7.5 mi
39558 Lakeshore, MS 8.7 mi
39529 Stennis Space Center, MS 8.8 mi
70469 Slidell, LA 10.7 mi
70458 Slidell, LA 11.3 mi
39521 Bay Saint Louis, MS 12.3 mi
39522 Stennis Space Center, MS 12.3 mi
39576 Waveland, MS 13.5 mi
70460 Slidell, LA 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39572?

39572 is in Pearlington, Mississippi, in Hancock County, part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2508, -89.6048.

What county is 39572 in?

39572 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 39572?

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

What time zone is 39572 in?

39572 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39572?

About 1,321 people live in ZIP code 39572, in 611 households, at 122.7 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 39572?

$44,786 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39572?

The closest are 70461 (6.4 mi), 39520 (7.5 mi), 39558 (8.7 mi), 39529 (8.8 mi) and 70469 (10.7 mi).

Is 39572 a PO Box ZIP code?

39572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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