| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:50 PM |
| Population: | 31,828 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28099 |
| Land Area: | 604 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.7030, -89.1208 |
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31,828 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 604 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 32,783 to 31,828 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.9% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39365 (Union, $57,069 median) and poorest ZIP 39350 (Philadelphia, $54,779) are 14.8 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $99,400 in 39365 (Union) to $104,400 in 39350 (Philadelphia).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 42 people/sq mi in 39365 (Union) to 58 in 39350 (Philadelphia).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.0% bachelor's+ in 39365 (Union) to 19.7% in 39350 (Philadelphia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #24 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #30 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,358 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,594 of 20,245 reporting).
2 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.