| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:08 PM |
| Population: | 17,624 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28077 |
| Land Area: | 627 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.5626, -90.0939 |
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17,624 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 627 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,836 to 17,624 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39641 (Jayess, $65,010 median) and poorest ZIP 39665 (Sontag, $32,875) are 18.5 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $84,500 in 39663 (Silver Creek) to $155,500 in 39656 (Oak Vale).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 39665 (Sontag) to 48 in 39641 (Jayess).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.5% bachelor's+ in 39656 (Oak Vale) to 18.7% in 39665 (Sontag) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #52 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #57 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,160 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
11.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,377 of 11,546 reporting).
6 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39641 | Jayess | Standard | 6,769 | $65,010 | 142.4 | 61.3% |
| 39654 | Monticello | Standard | 4,604 | $41,370 | 153.2 | -13.4% |
| 39663 | Silver Creek | Standard | 2,465 | $46,484 | 126.0 | -20.7% |
| 39140 | Newhebron | Standard | 2,352 | $43,938 | 91.6 | 13.3% |
| 39665 | Sontag | Standard | 755 | $32,875 | 60.2 | -35.7% |
| 39656 | Oak Vale | Standard | 679 | $41,786 | 53.2 | -29.8% |