| 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: | 2:12:50 PM |
| Population: | 60,688 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28109 |
| CBSA: | Picayune, MS |
| Land Area: | 837 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.6230, -89.6262 |
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60,688 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 837 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 56,668 to 60,688 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39426 (Carriere, $73,571 median) and poorest ZIP 39466 (Picayune, $52,765) are 8.2 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $170,800 in 39470 (Poplarville) to $208,000 in 39426 (Carriere).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 31 people/sq mi in 39470 (Poplarville) to 137 in 39466 (Picayune).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.6% bachelor's+ in 39466 (Picayune) to 22.0% in 39426 (Carriere) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #11 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #20 for median household income with the #8 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,226 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 (6,901 of 41,382 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.