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39701

ZIP 39701 is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County; area code 662; Central time. Columbus has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 39702, 39703, 39704, 39705 and 39710.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lowndes
Metro area
Columbus, MS
Population
11,958
Coordinates
33.3939, -88.5047
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Where 39701 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39701
  • 🔢 Type 39701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,701 = 29 × 37 × 37. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39669 (Woodville, MS, 228 mi away) and 39702 (Columbus, MS, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39701 becomes 10793, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01379, 01937, 07193, 07931, 09137, 09173, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09173 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯713 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39701 and you would come out at 33.39°S, 91.50°E — 1,417 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 190.5 square miles of land, 39701 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 145 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,958This ZIP11,958
Households5,335This ZIP5,335
Housing units6,899This ZIP6,899
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$32,599This ZIP$32,599Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$117,900This ZIP$117,900Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$834This ZIP$834Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density62.8 / sq miThis ZIP62.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments428This ZIP428
Employees9,698This ZIP9,698
Annual payroll$633,035,000This ZIP$633,035,000
Tax returns filed4,520This ZIP4,520
Total adjusted gross income$238,313,000This ZIP$238,313,000

Land area

Land area190.54 sq miThis ZIP190.54 sq mi
Water area4.22 sq miThis ZIP4.22 sq mi

Other place names in 39701

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

ZIP codes near 39701

ZIPCityDistance
39743 Crawford, MS 7.7 mi
39736 Artesia, MS 8.1 mi
39710 Columbus, MS 8.8 mi
39702 Columbus, MS 9.5 mi
39753 Mayhew, MS 9.6 mi
39739 Brooksville, MS 11.6 mi
39704 Columbus, MS 12.9 mi
39705 Columbus, MS 13.9 mi
39703 Columbus, MS 14.2 mi
35461 Ethelsville, AL 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39701?

39701 is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County, part of the Columbus, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3939, -88.5047.

What county is 39701 in?

39701 lies in Lowndes County.

What area code is 39701?

Columbus uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 39701 in?

39701 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39701?

About 11,958 people live in ZIP code 39701, in 5,335 households, at 62.8 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 39701?

$32,599 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39701?

The closest are 39743 (7.7 mi), 39736 (8.1 mi), 39710 (8.8 mi), 39702 (9.5 mi) and 39753 (9.6 mi).

Is 39701 a PO Box ZIP code?

39701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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