| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:49 PM |
| Population: | 63,217 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28067 |
| CBSA: | Laurel, MS |
| Land Area: | 712 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.6299, -89.1719 |
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63,217 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 712 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 65,859 to 63,217 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.0% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39480 (Soso, $74,853 median) and poorest ZIP 39440 (Laurel, $46,947) are 10.8 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $89,600 in 39477 (Sandersville) to $183,100 in 39480 (Soso).
Density varies 44× across the county — from 22 people/sq mi in 39464 (Ovett) to 981 in 39440 (Laurel).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.3% bachelor's+ in 39443 (Laurel) to 25.2% in 39437 (Ellisville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #10 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #22 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,544 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,827 of 41,729 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 4 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39443 | Laurel | Standard | 22,767 | $59,388 | 308.5 | 5.9% |
| 39440 | Laurel | Standard | 19,385 | $46,947 | 19.8 | -5.3% |
| 39437 | Ellisville | Standard | 12,530 | $56,240 | 169.5 | -6.3% |
| 39459 | Moselle | Standard | 3,705 | $53,581 | 63.0 | -15.7% |
| 39464 | Ovett | Standard | 2,367 | $71,875 | 105.3 | -1.9% |
| 39480 | Soso | Standard | 2,076 | $74,853 | 44.5 | -29.5% |
| 39477 | Sandersville | PO Box | 387 | $52,750 | 1.4 | -49.5% |
| 39441 | Laurel | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 39442 | Laurel | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 39436 | Eastabuchie | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |