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39736

ZIP 39736 is Artesia, Mississippi, in Lowndes County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lowndes
Metro area
Columbus, MS
Population
338
Coordinates
33.4169, -88.6418
☼ Live from 39736 — Artesia, MS

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Where 39736 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39736
  • 🔢 Type 39736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 4967. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101100111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39735 (Ackerman, MS, 32 mi away) and 39737 (Bellefontaine, MS, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39736 becomes 63793, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33679, 33769, 33967, 33976, 36793, 37369, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96373 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,661 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯706 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39736 and you would come out at 33.42°S, 91.36°E — 1,425 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 0.629 square miles of land, 39736 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 304 football fields.
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People and housing

Population338This ZIP338
Households153This ZIP153
Housing units176This ZIP176
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$19,402This ZIP$19,402Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$114,300This ZIP$114,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$397This ZIP$397Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%This ZIP5.8%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density537.4 / sq miThis ZIP537.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$777,000This ZIP$777,000

Land area

Land area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 39736

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

ZIP codes near 39736

ZIPCityDistance
39753 Mayhew, MS 4.7 mi
39743 Crawford, MS 5.7 mi
39701 Columbus, MS 8.1 mi
39762 Mississippi State, MS 9.1 mi
39759 Starkville, MS 10.7 mi
39760 Starkville, MS 11.4 mi
39710 Columbus, MS 12.5 mi
39739 Brooksville, MS 12.9 mi
39773 West Point, MS 15.5 mi
39705 Columbus, MS 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39736?

39736 is in Artesia, Mississippi, in Lowndes County, part of the Columbus, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4169, -88.6418.

What county is 39736 in?

39736 lies in Lowndes County.

What area code is 39736?

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

What time zone is 39736 in?

39736 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39736?

About 338 people live in ZIP code 39736, in 153 households, at 537.4 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 39736?

$19,402 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39736?

The closest are 39753 (4.7 mi), 39743 (5.7 mi), 39701 (8.1 mi), 39762 (9.1 mi) and 39759 (10.7 mi).

Is 39736 a PO Box ZIP code?

39736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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