| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:48 PM |
| Population: | 29,732 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28029 |
| CBSA: | Jackson, MS |
| Land Area: | 742 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.8654, -90.3583 |
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29,732 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 742 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 30,610 to 29,732 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.9% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39191 (Wesson, $56,883 median) and poorest ZIP 39083 (Hazlehurst, $44,930) are 7.4 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $97,900 in 39083 (Hazlehurst) to $216,500 in 39078 (Georgetown).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 21 people/sq mi in 39078 (Georgetown) to 75 in 39059 (Crystal Springs).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.5% bachelor's+ in 39078 (Georgetown) to 24.4% in 39083 (Hazlehurst) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #27 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #45 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,466 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,948 of 20,204 reporting).
4 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.