| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:09 PM |
| Population: | 28,836 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28123 |
| CBSA: | Jackson, MS |
| Land Area: | 699 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.4109, -89.5145 |
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28,836 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 699 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 30,271 to 28,836 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.7% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39117 (Morton, $58,438 median) and poorest ZIP 39092 (Lake, $31,937) are 15.3 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.8× across this county — from $47,600 in 39092 (Lake) to $132,800 in 39117 (Morton).
Density varies 63× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 39152 (Pulaski) to 560 in 39359 (Sebastopol).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.3% bachelor's+ in 39152 (Pulaski) to 15.3% in 39074 (Forest) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #30 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #62 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,762 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,581 of 18,429 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39074 | Forest | Standard | 14,283 | $46,030 | 264.7 | -5.1% |
| 39117 | Morton | Standard | 10,431 | $58,438 | 259.1 | -1.8% |
| 39092 | Lake | Standard | 3,343 | $31,937 | 108.7 | 3.5% |
| 39152 | Pulaski | Standard | 583 | $42,096 | 65.7 | -47.6% |
| 39359 | Sebastopol | PO Box | 196 | $39,688 | 0.4 | -22.2% |
| 39098 | Ludlow | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 39087 | Hillsboro | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 39080 | Harperville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |