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39740

ZIP 39740 is Caledonia, Mississippi, mostly in Lowndes County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lowndes +1 more
Metro area
Columbus, MS
Population
6,143
Coordinates
33.7150, -88.3157
☼ Live from 39740 — Caledonia, MS

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Where 39740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39740
  • 🔢 Type 39740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1987. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39739 (Brooksville, MS, 36 mi away) and 39741 (Cedarbluff, MS, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39740 becomes 04793, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03749, 04739, 04937, 04973, 07439, 07934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09734 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,475 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% 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 39740 and you would come out at 33.72°S, 91.68°E — 1,406 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 79.6 square miles of land, 39740 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,143This ZIP6,143
Households2,023This ZIP2,023
Housing units2,319This ZIP2,319
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$83,240This ZIP$83,240Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$189,900This ZIP$189,900Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$743This ZIP$743Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density77.2 / sq miThis ZIP77.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees271This ZIP271
Annual payroll$8,362,000This ZIP$8,362,000
Tax returns filed2,360This ZIP2,360
Total adjusted gross income$175,058,000This ZIP$175,058,000

Land area

Land area79.61 sq miThis ZIP79.61 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 39740 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lowndes County 68.2%
Monroe County 31.8%

Other place names in 39740

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ZIP codes near 39740

ZIPCityDistance
39746 Hamilton, MS 6.2 mi
39766 Steens, MS 8.9 mi
38844 Gattman, MS 9.2 mi
39705 Columbus, MS 11.4 mi
39704 Columbus, MS 12.1 mi
35592 Vernon, AL 12.7 mi
35576 Millport, AL 13.2 mi
38825 Becker, MS 13.6 mi
35586 Sulligent, AL 14.9 mi
38848 Greenwood Springs, MS 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39740?

39740 is in Caledonia, Mississippi, in Lowndes County, part of the Columbus, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7150, -88.3157.

What county is 39740 in?

39740 spans 2 counties: Lowndes County and Monroe County. Most of it falls in Lowndes 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 39740?

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

What time zone is 39740 in?

39740 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39740?

About 6,143 people live in ZIP code 39740, in 2,023 households, at 77.2 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 39740?

$83,240 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39740?

The closest are 39746 (6.2 mi), 39766 (8.9 mi), 38844 (9.2 mi), 39705 (11.4 mi) and 39704 (12.1 mi).

Is 39740 a PO Box ZIP code?

39740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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