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39702

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lowndes
Metro area
Columbus, MS
Population
23,484
Coordinates
33.4317, -88.3455
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Where 39702 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39702
  • 🔢 Type 39702 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOLGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,702 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 509. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39701 (Columbus, MS, 10 mi away) and 39703 (Columbus, MS, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39702 becomes 20793, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09723 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯718 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39702 and you would come out at 33.43°S, 91.65°E — 1,408 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 100.0 square miles of land, 39702 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,484This ZIP23,484
Households8,736This ZIP8,736
Housing units9,765This ZIP9,765
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,650This ZIP$54,650Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$144,100This ZIP$144,100Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$944This ZIP$944Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density234.9 / sq miThis ZIP234.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments369This ZIP369
Employees3,780This ZIP3,780
Annual payroll$149,174,000This ZIP$149,174,000
Tax returns filed9,490This ZIP9,490
Total adjusted gross income$475,532,000This ZIP$475,532,000

Land area

Land area99.99 sq miThis ZIP99.99 sq mi
Water area2.66 sq miThis ZIP2.66 sq mi

Other place names in 39702

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ZIP codes near 39702

ZIPCityDistance
39703 Columbus, MS 5.1 mi
35461 Ethelsville, AL 7.7 mi
39704 Columbus, MS 8.3 mi
39710 Columbus, MS 8.8 mi
39701 Columbus, MS 9.5 mi
39766 Steens, MS 10.8 mi
39705 Columbus, MS 12.1 mi
35447 Carrollton, AL 14.8 mi
35576 Millport, AL 15.9 mi
39753 Mayhew, MS 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39702?

39702 is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County, part of the Columbus, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4317, -88.3455.

What county is 39702 in?

39702 lies in Lowndes County.

What area code is 39702?

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

What time zone is 39702 in?

39702 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39702?

About 23,484 people live in ZIP code 39702, in 8,736 households, at 234.9 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 39702?

$54,650 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39702?

The closest are 39703 (5.1 mi), 35461 (7.7 mi), 39704 (8.3 mi), 39710 (8.8 mi) and 39701 (9.5 mi).

Is 39702 a PO Box ZIP code?

39702 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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