| 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: | 2:12:49 PM |
| Population: | 35,073 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28073 |
| CBSA: | Hattiesburg, MS |
| Land Area: | 721 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.1843, -89.4939 |
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35,073 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 721 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 30,828 to 35,073 from 2014 to 2024 — a +13.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39482 (Sumrall, $64,321 median) and poorest ZIP 39455 (Lumberton, $54,206) are 26.6 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $104,600 in 39455 (Lumberton) to $200,100 in 39482 (Sumrall).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 22 people/sq mi in 39455 (Lumberton) to 91 in 39475 (Purvis).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.7% bachelor's+ in 39455 (Lumberton) to 31.0% in 39475 (Purvis) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #21 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #17 for median household income with the #3 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,852 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,342 of 24,494 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.