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39743

ZIP 39743 is Crawford, Mississippi, mostly in Lowndes County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lowndes +2 more
Metro area
Columbus, MS
Population
1,713
Coordinates
33.3368, -88.6189
☼ Live from 39743 — Crawford, MS

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Where 39743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39743
  • 🔢 Type 39743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,743 = 11 × 3613. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101100111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39741 (Cedarbluff, MS, 25 mi away) and 39744 (Eupora, MS, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39743 becomes 34793, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33497, 33947, 33974, 34739, 34973, 37349, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97343 in Eddyville, OR, 2,022 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯711 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39743 and you would come out at 33.34°S, 91.38°E — 1,424 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 69.8 square miles of land, 39743 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,713This ZIP1,713
Households706This ZIP706
Housing units801This ZIP801
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$51,654This ZIP$51,654Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$44,500This ZIP$44,500Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$859This ZIP$859Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute37.2 minThis ZIP37.2 min
Population density24.6 / sq miThis ZIP24.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees67This ZIP67
Annual payroll$2,662,000This ZIP$2,662,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$34,565,000This ZIP$34,565,000

Land area

Land area69.77 sq miThis ZIP69.77 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 39743 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lowndes County 71.7%
Oktibbeha County 22.7%
Noxubee County 5.6%

Other place names in 39743

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ZIP codes near 39743

ZIPCityDistance
39736 Artesia, MS 5.7 mi
39739 Brooksville, MS 7.2 mi
39701 Columbus, MS 7.7 mi
39753 Mayhew, MS 10.2 mi
39762 Mississippi State, MS 12.7 mi
39759 Starkville, MS 13.8 mi
39760 Starkville, MS 15.0 mi
39710 Columbus, MS 15.4 mi
39702 Columbus, MS 17.1 mi
39341 Macon, MS 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39743?

39743 is in Crawford, Mississippi, in Lowndes County, part of the Columbus, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3368, -88.6189.

What county is 39743 in?

39743 spans 3 counties: Lowndes County, Oktibbeha County and Noxubee 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 39743?

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

What time zone is 39743 in?

39743 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39743?

About 1,713 people live in ZIP code 39743, in 706 households, at 24.6 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 39743?

$51,654 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39743?

The closest are 39736 (5.7 mi), 39739 (7.2 mi), 39701 (7.7 mi), 39753 (10.2 mi) and 39762 (12.7 mi).

Is 39743 a PO Box ZIP code?

39743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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