| City: | Tupelo, Mississippi |
| County: | Lee County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:09:43 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.2577, -88.7034 |
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ZIP Code 38803 serves a business-focused section of Tupelo, Mississippi, centered on S Thomas St. This isn't a residential ZIP. With 401 PO Boxes and 314 business delivery points but zero residential population, 38803 functions as a specialized postal facility for commercial mail. The 21 business establishments here employ 530 workers, making this a concentrated employment center within the larger Tupelo area.
All street delivery records point to a single location: S Thomas St with unit designators. This pattern indicates a multi-tenant commercial building or office complex rather than dispersed street addresses. Businesses here use both PO Boxes at the facility and direct delivery to suite numbers at the S Thomas St address. Standard residential mail for Tupelo uses the neighboring ZIP 38801, which geographically encloses this point location.
Tupelo's downtown neighborhoods surround this commercial zone. Willis Heights sits immediately adjacent, with Gravlee, Lee Acres, and Historic Downtown within half a mile. The post office has operated since before October 2004, serving the changing commercial landscape of Mississippi's seventh-largest city.
Single street address with unit designators indicates multi-tenant commercial building.
ZIP Code 38803 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 21 business establishments, employing about 549 people with an annual payroll of $34,552,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 712Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 21Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $7,998,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $34,552,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 549Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38803 is located in Lee County, Mississippi, within the Tupelo, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 46180) and Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 136,268 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 38803. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Tupelo, MSSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 46180Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 136,268Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 10572.8 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2874840Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Tupelo city; MississippiSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 38803 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.