| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:09 PM |
| Population: | 23,171 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28133 |
| Land Area: | 634 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.6499, -90.5313 |
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23,171 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 634 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,201 to 23,171 from 2014 to 2024 — a -14.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 38753 (Inverness, $59,000 median) and poorest ZIP 38737 (Drew, $28,343) are 34.8 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $62,900 in 38761 (Moorhead) to $159,300 in 38753 (Inverness).
Density varies 551× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 38736 (Doddsville) to 5,118 in 38738 (Parchman).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.8% bachelor's+ in 38738 (Parchman) to 21.9% in 38751 (Indianola) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #41 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #72 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $40,250 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,525 of 15,667 reporting).
7 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.
Sunflower County lost 14.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38751 | Indianola | Standard | 9,949 | $44,699 | 155.6 | -14.3% |
| 38737 | Drew | Standard | 2,951 | $28,343 | 135.4 | -21.3% |
| 38771 | Ruleville | Standard | 2,724 | $33,547 | 54.3 | -13.9% |
| 38738 | Parchman | PO Box | 2,463 | — | 0.5 | -12.4% |
| 38761 | Moorhead | Standard | 1,903 | $33,625 | 73.2 | -23.8% |
| 38778 | Sunflower | Standard | 1,358 | $40,179 | 76.1 | -13.7% |
| 38753 | Inverness | Standard | 1,165 | $59,000 | 72.9 | -16.2% |
| 38736 | Doddsville | Standard | 610 | — | 65.6 | 60.9% |
| 38768 | Rome | PO Box | 48 | — | 0.0 | 84.6% |