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39705

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lowndes
Metro area
Columbus, MS
Population
12,552
Coordinates
33.5879, -88.4411
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Where 39705 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39705
  • 🔢 Type 39705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,705 = 3 × 5 × 2647. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101100011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39704 (Columbus, MS, 4 mi away) and 39710 (Columbus, MS, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39705 becomes 50793, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03579, 03597, 05739, 07395, 07935, 30597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97053 in Warren, OR, 1,996 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯707 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39705 and you would come out at 33.59°S, 91.56°E — 1,413 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 66.1 square miles of land, 39705 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,552This ZIP12,552
Households5,364This ZIP5,364
Housing units6,490This ZIP6,490
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,487This ZIP$68,487Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$231,800This ZIP$231,800Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,091This ZIP$1,091Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%This ZIP43.4%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density190.0 / sq miThis ZIP190.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments471This ZIP471
Employees5,689This ZIP5,689
Annual payroll$285,523,000This ZIP$285,523,000
Tax returns filed5,870This ZIP5,870
Total adjusted gross income$429,024,000This ZIP$429,024,000

Land area

Land area66.06 sq miThis ZIP66.06 sq mi
Water area3.59 sq miThis ZIP3.59 sq mi

Other place names in 39705

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ZIP codes near 39705

ZIPCityDistance
39704 Columbus, MS 4.5 mi
39710 Columbus, MS 5.1 mi
39766 Steens, MS 6.9 mi
39746 Hamilton, MS 11.2 mi
39740 Caledonia, MS 11.4 mi
39703 Columbus, MS 11.5 mi
39702 Columbus, MS 12.1 mi
39753 Mayhew, MS 13.0 mi
39773 West Point, MS 13.8 mi
39701 Columbus, MS 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39705?

39705 is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County, part of the Columbus, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5879, -88.4411.

What county is 39705 in?

39705 lies in Lowndes County.

What area code is 39705?

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

What time zone is 39705 in?

39705 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39705?

About 12,552 people live in ZIP code 39705, in 5,364 households, at 190.0 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 39705?

$68,487 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39705?

The closest are 39704 (4.5 mi), 39710 (5.1 mi), 39766 (6.9 mi), 39746 (11.2 mi) and 39740 (11.4 mi).

Is 39705 a PO Box ZIP code?

39705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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