| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:08 PM |
| Population: | 21,912 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28079 |
| Land Area: | 685 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.7012, -89.5278 |
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21,912 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 685 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 24,722 to 21,912 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.4% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39094 (Lena, $56,422 median) and poorest ZIP 39051 (Carthage, $48,547) are 18.8 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $97,000 in 39094 (Lena) to $119,400 in 39051 (Carthage).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 39094 (Lena) to 50 in 39189 (Walnut Grove).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.8% bachelor's+ in 39094 (Lena) to 16.1% in 39051 (Carthage) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #42 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #44 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,706 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,194 of 14,852 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 2 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Leake County lost 11.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: