| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:50 PM |
| Population: | 10,105 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28103 |
| CBSA: | Columbus, MS |
| Land Area: | 694 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.0975, -88.6394 |
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10,105 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 694 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,305 to 10,105 from 2014 to 2024 — a -10.6% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39341 (Macon, $45,535 median) and poorest ZIP 39739 (Brooksville, $24,831) are 12.4 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $54,000 in 39361 (Shuqualak) to $94,800 in 39341 (Macon).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 39361 (Shuqualak) to 18 in 39341 (Macon).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.0% bachelor's+ in 39739 (Brooksville) to 16.5% in 39361 (Shuqualak) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #69 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #79 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $39,498 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (723 of 6,710 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Noxubee County lost 10.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: