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39576

ZIP 39576 is Waveland, Mississippi, in Hancock County; area code 228; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hancock
Metro area
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Population
6,387
Coordinates
30.2898, -89.3834
☼ Live from 39576 — Waveland, MS

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Where 39576 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 39576
  • 🔢 Type 39576 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLSGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,576 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 97. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39574 (Saucier, MS, 28 mi away) and 39577 (Wiggins, MS, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39576 becomes 67593, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35769, 35967, 35976, 36579, 36759, 37659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96375 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,823 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯839 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39576 and you would come out at 30.29°S, 90.62°E — 1,314 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 6.5 square miles of land, 39576 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,387This ZIP6,387
Households3,014This ZIP3,014
Housing units3,554This ZIP3,554
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$70,217This ZIP$70,217Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$230,000This ZIP$230,000Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$918This ZIP$918Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density979.5 / sq miThis ZIP979.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments142This ZIP142
Employees1,596This ZIP1,596
Annual payroll$53,738,000This ZIP$53,738,000
Tax returns filed2,470This ZIP2,470
Total adjusted gross income$155,925,000This ZIP$155,925,000

Land area

Land area6.52 sq miThis ZIP6.52 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 39576

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

ZIP codes near 39576

ZIPCityDistance
39558 Lakeshore, MS 5.7 mi
39520 Bay Saint Louis, MS 6.0 mi
39525 Diamondhead, MS 6.4 mi
39521 Bay Saint Louis, MS 10.4 mi
39522 Stennis Space Center, MS 10.4 mi
39556 Kiln, MS 10.8 mi
39571 Pass Christian, MS 11.1 mi
39572 Pearlington, MS 13.5 mi
39560 Long Beach, MS 14.0 mi
39529 Stennis Space Center, MS 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39576?

39576 is in Waveland, Mississippi, in Hancock County, part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2898, -89.3834.

What county is 39576 in?

39576 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 39576?

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

What time zone is 39576 in?

39576 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39576?

About 6,387 people live in ZIP code 39576, in 3,014 households, at 979.5 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 39576?

$70,217 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39576?

The closest are 39558 (5.7 mi), 39520 (6 mi), 39525 (6.4 mi), 39521 (10.4 mi) and 39522 (10.4 mi).

Is 39576 a PO Box ZIP code?

39576 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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