| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:52 PM |
| Population: | 24,858 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 28163 |
| CBSA: | Jackson, MS |
| Land Area: | 1,002 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 15 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.7454, -90.4530 |
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24,858 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,002 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 28,044 to 24,849 from 2014 to 2024 — a -11.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 39162 (Satartia, $119,922 median) and poorest ZIP 39194 (Yazoo City, $32,260) are 14.3 miles apart — a 3.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $130,200 in 39194 (Yazoo City) to $212,200 in 39040 (Bentonia).
Density varies 20× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 39162 (Satartia) to 40 in 39194 (Yazoo City).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.5% bachelor's+ in 39194 (Yazoo City) to 29.2% in 39179 (Vaughan) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Mississippi, this is the #35 most populous of 82 counties and ranks #14 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $38,813 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,575 of 17,151 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.7× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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.
Yazoo County lost 11.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39194 | Yazoo City | Standard | 18,714 | $32,260 | 470.8 | -9.3% |
| 39040 | Bentonia | Standard | 3,256 | $61,250 | 185.7 | -22.0% |
| 39039 | Benton | Standard | 1,981 | $60,175 | 145.7 | 4.7% |
| 39179 | Vaughan | Standard | 739 | $33,500 | 87.1 | -30.8% |
| 39162 | Satartia | Standard | 138 | $119,922 | 68.4 | 56.8% |
| 39088 | Holly Bluff | Standard | 21 | — | 43.9 | -88.9% |
| 39173 | Tinsley | Standard | 9 | — | 0.6 | — |