| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:50 PM |
| Population: | 32,144 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28095 |
| Land Area: | 709 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.8932, -88.4259 |
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32,144 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 709 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,516 to 32,144 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 38848 (Greenwood Springs, $80,962 median) and poorest ZIP 39730 (Aberdeen, $43,336) are 17.3 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $80,300 in 39756 (Prairie) to $234,200 in 38848 (Greenwood Springs).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 38844 (Gattman) to 95 in 38821 (Amory).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.2% bachelor's+ in 39756 (Prairie) to 25.4% in 38870 (Smithville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #23 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #11 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,740 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,736 of 22,415 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38821 | Amory | Standard | 12,546 | $58,834 | 132.1 | 0.6% |
| 39730 | Aberdeen | Standard | 11,291 | $43,336 | 243.1 | -1.0% |
| 39746 | Hamilton | Standard | 2,908 | $58,125 | 91.0 | -16.2% |
| 39756 | Prairie | Standard | 2,140 | $57,782 | 74.4 | -11.3% |
| 38870 | Smithville | Standard | 2,133 | $70,667 | 65.1 | -14.4% |
| 38848 | Greenwood Springs | Standard | 965 | $80,962 | 86.5 | -11.5% |
| 38844 | Gattman | Standard | 161 | $65,734 | 17.2 | -8.0% |
| 38825 | Becker | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |