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39656

ZIP 39656 is Oak Vale, Mississippi, mostly in Jefferson Davis County; area codes 769 and 601; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson Davis +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
679
Coordinates
31.4439, -89.9318
☼ Live from 39656 — Oak Vale, MS

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Where 39656 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39656
  • 🔢 Type 39656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 4957. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39654 (Monticello, MS, 14 mi away) and 39657 (Osyka, MS, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39656 becomes 65693, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35966, 36569, 36695, 39566, 39665, 56369, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96365 in APO STA, a military post office, 7,733 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯755 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39656 and you would come out at 31.44°S, 90.07°E — 1,400 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 54.7 square miles of land, 39656 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population679This ZIP679
Households228This ZIP228
Housing units348This ZIP348
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$41,786This ZIP$41,786Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$155,500This ZIP$155,500Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%This ZIP4.5%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density12.4 / sq miThis ZIP12.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$835,000This ZIP$835,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$19,282,000This ZIP$19,282,000

Land area

Land area54.69 sq miThis ZIP54.69 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Counties 39656 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson Davis County 76.6%
Lawrence County 23.4%

ZIP codes near 39656

ZIPCityDistance
39427 Carson, MS 6.8 mi
39663 Silver Creek, MS 12.2 mi
39421 Bassfield, MS 12.9 mi
39474 Prentiss, MS 13.1 mi
39483 Foxworth, MS 13.9 mi
39654 Monticello, MS 14.4 mi
39643 Kokomo, MS 14.5 mi
39641 Jayess, MS 15.9 mi
39429 Columbia, MS 16.6 mi
39662 Ruth, MS 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39656?

39656 is in Oak Vale, Mississippi, in Jefferson Davis County. Its published point location is 31.4439, -89.9318.

What county is 39656 in?

39656 spans 2 counties: Jefferson Davis County and Lawrence County. Most of it falls in Jefferson Davis County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 39656?

Oak Vale uses area codes 769 and 601, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 39656 in?

39656 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39656?

About 679 people live in ZIP code 39656, in 228 households, at 12.4 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 39656?

$41,786 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39656?

The closest are 39427 (6.8 mi), 39663 (12.2 mi), 39421 (12.9 mi), 39474 (13.1 mi) and 39483 (13.9 mi).

Is 39656 a PO Box ZIP code?

39656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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