| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:06 PM |
| Population: | 16,840 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28025 |
| Land Area: | 363 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.6459, -88.8122 |
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16,840 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 363 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 18,347 to 16,840 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39741 (Cedarbluff, $53,348 median) and poorest ZIP 39755 (Pheba, $29,922) are 6.4 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $99,400 in 39741 (Cedarbluff) to $154,300 in 39773 (West Point).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 39755 (Pheba) to 68 in 39773 (West Point).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.8% bachelor's+ in 39741 (Cedarbluff) to 27.5% in 39755 (Pheba) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #53 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #67 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $40,697 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,165 of 11,542 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Clay County lost 8.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: