| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:05 PM |
| Population: | 10,671 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28005 |
| Land Area: | 725 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.2516, -90.9226 |
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10,671 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 725 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 12,104 to 10,671 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39664 (Smithdale, $42,500 median) and poorest ZIP 39638 (Gloster, $37,185) are 21.5 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $59,700 in 39633 (Crosby) to $114,800 in 39645 (Liberty).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 39633 (Crosby) to 24 in 39664 (Smithdale).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.3% bachelor's+ in 39645 (Liberty) to 19.0% in 39664 (Smithdale) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #65 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #69 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $39,996 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,019 of 7,509 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Amite County lost 11.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: