| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:48 PM |
| Population: | 16,657 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28023 |
| CBSA: | Meridian, MS |
| Land Area: | 731 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.0597, -88.7875 |
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16,657 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 731 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,814 to 16,657 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.9% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39330 (Enterprise, $58,462 median) and poorest ZIP 39360 (Shubuta, $31,714) are 24.0 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.4× across this county — from $55,400 in 39363 (Stonewall) to $187,500 in 39347 (Pachuta).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 19 people/sq mi in 39347 (Pachuta) to 59 in 39363 (Stonewall).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.8% bachelor's+ in 39360 (Shubuta) to 24.7% in 39363 (Stonewall) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #55 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #60 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,179 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,119 of 11,467 reporting).
5 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.