| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:47 PM |
| Population: | 12,671 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28013 |
| Land Area: | 507 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.9359, -89.3161 |
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12,671 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 507 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,266 to 12,575 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 38916 (Calhoun City, $48,094 median) and poorest ZIP 38913 (Banner, $21,387) are 20.9 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $60,100 in 38951 (Pittsboro) to $158,700 in 38913 (Banner).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 38914 (Big Creek) to 31 in 38915 (Bruce).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.3% bachelor's+ in 38913 (Banner) to 13.8% in 38951 (Pittsboro) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #60 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #70 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $44,163 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
11.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,031 of 8,856 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 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.
Calhoun County lost 11.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38916 | Calhoun City | Standard | 4,606 | $48,094 | 164.9 | -14.3% |
| 38915 | Bruce | Standard | 3,402 | $44,375 | 111.0 | -11.1% |
| 38878 | Vardaman | Standard | 2,449 | $42,472 | 86.2 | -16.7% |
| 38951 | Pittsboro | Standard | 1,075 | $40,568 | 55.4 | -20.6% |
| 38914 | Big Creek | Standard | 534 | $46,250 | 65.4 | 31.5% |
| 38913 | Banner | Standard | 509 | $21,387 | 24.1 | 39.5% |
| 38839 | Derma | PO Box | 96 | $40,536 | 0.0 | — |