| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 601 / 769 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:51 PM |
| Population: | 15,491 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28153 |
| Land Area: | 545 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.6181, -88.6243 |
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15,491 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 545 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,109 to 15,491 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.8% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39367 (Waynesboro, $37,409 median) and poorest ZIP 39322 (Buckatunna, $37,218) are 13.8 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $59,000 in 39322 (Buckatunna) to $94,000 in 39367 (Waynesboro).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 23 people/sq mi in 39322 (Buckatunna) to 29 in 39367 (Waynesboro).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.1% bachelor's+ in 39322 (Buckatunna) to 18.8% in 39367 (Waynesboro) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #57 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #74 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $37,388 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,777 of 10,345 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 1 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.