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39769

ZIP 39769 is Sturgis, Mississippi, mostly in Oktibbeha County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Oktibbeha +2 more
Metro area
Starkville, MS
Population
1,556
Coordinates
33.3219, -89.0178
☼ Live from 39769 — Sturgis, MS

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Where 39769 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39769
  • 🔢 Type 39769 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgLGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 39769 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001101101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39767 (Stewart, MS, 27 mi away) and 39771 (Walthall, MS, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39769 becomes 96793 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wailuku, HI, 4,171 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37699, 37996, 76939, 79369, 79936, 96379, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96379 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,661 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯695 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39769 and you would come out at 33.32°S, 90.98°E — 1,447 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 130.3 square miles of land, 39769 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,556This ZIP1,556
Households640This ZIP640
Housing units891This ZIP891
Median age30.5This ZIP30.5Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,079This ZIP$69,079Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$156,300This ZIP$156,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density11.9 / sq miThis ZIP11.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees70This ZIP70
Annual payroll$2,376,000This ZIP$2,376,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$46,192,000This ZIP$46,192,000

Land area

Land area130.30 sq miThis ZIP130.30 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 39769 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Oktibbeha County 57.8%
Winston County 36.8%
Choctaw County 5.4%

Other place names in 39769

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ZIP codes near 39769

ZIPCityDistance
39735 Ackerman, MS 9.8 mi
39759 Starkville, MS 13.7 mi
39760 Starkville, MS 14.3 mi
39339 Louisville, MS 14.6 mi
39762 Mississippi State, MS 15.4 mi
39752 Mathiston, MS 15.8 mi
39772 Weir, MS 16.6 mi
39750 Maben, MS 17.1 mi
39755 Pheba, MS 20.0 mi
39108 Mc Cool, MS 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39769?

39769 is in Sturgis, Mississippi, in Oktibbeha County, part of the Starkville, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3219, -89.0178.

What county is 39769 in?

39769 spans 3 counties: Oktibbeha County, Winston County and Choctaw County. Most of it falls in Oktibbeha 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 39769?

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

What time zone is 39769 in?

39769 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39769?

About 1,556 people live in ZIP code 39769, in 640 households, at 11.9 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 39769?

$69,079 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39769?

The closest are 39735 (9.8 mi), 39759 (13.7 mi), 39760 (14.3 mi), 39339 (14.6 mi) and 39762 (15.4 mi).

Is 39769 a PO Box ZIP code?

39769 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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