| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:48 PM |
| Population: | 7,150 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28021 |
| Land Area: | 538 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 12 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.9274, -90.8460 |
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7,150 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 538 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,487 to 7,150 from 2014 to 2024 — a -15.8% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39150 (Port Gibson, $35,265 median) and poorest ZIP 39086 (Hermanville, $25,833) are 12.5 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $55,700 in 39086 (Hermanville) to $89,200 in 39150 (Port Gibson).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 39144 (Pattison) to 20 in 39150 (Port Gibson).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.7% bachelor's+ in 39144 (Pattison) to 22.4% in 39150 (Port Gibson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #77 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #81 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $33,077 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (917 of 4,864 reporting).
3 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Claiborne County lost 15.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: