39762
ZIP 39762 is Mississippi State, Mississippi, in Oktibbeha County; area code 662; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Oktibbeha
- Metro area
- Starkville, MS
- Population
- 5,076
- Coordinates
- 33.4465, -88.7958
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Where 39762 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 39762 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgLGE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 39,762 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 47 × 47. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001101101010010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39760 (Starkville, MS, 2 mi away) and 39766 (Steens, MS, 29 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 39762 becomes 26793, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23967, 23976, 26739, 27936, 29376, 29673, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96372 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,662 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
- 🎯698 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39762 and you would come out at 33.45°S, 91.20°E — 1,434 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 39762 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 595 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,076This ZIP5,076 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.2This ZIP19.2Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min |
| Population density | 4,130.2 / sq miThis ZIP4,130.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 26This ZIP26 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 515This ZIP515 |
| Annual payroll | $21,228,000This ZIP$21,228,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.23 sq miThis ZIP1.23 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 39762
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 39762
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
39759 | Starkville, MS | 1.8 mi |
39760 | Starkville, MS | 2.3 mi |
39736 | Artesia, MS | 9.1 mi |
39753 | Mayhew, MS | 9.9 mi |
39743 | Crawford, MS | 12.7 mi |
39741 | Cedarbluff, MS | 13.5 mi |
39755 | Pheba, MS | 14.8 mi |
39773 | West Point, MS | 15.1 mi |
39769 | Sturgis, MS | 15.4 mi |
39750 | Maben, MS | 16.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 39762?
39762 is in Mississippi State, Mississippi, in Oktibbeha County, part of the Starkville, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4465, -88.7958.
What county is 39762 in?
39762 lies in Oktibbeha County.
What area code is 39762?
Mississippi State uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 39762 in?
39762 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 39762?
About 5,076 people live in ZIP code 39762, at 4,130.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 39762?
The closest are 39759 (1.8 mi), 39760 (2.3 mi), 39736 (9.1 mi), 39753 (9.9 mi) and 39743 (12.7 mi).
Is 39762 a PO Box ZIP code?
39762 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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