ZIP Code 38677 in Oxford, MS

A Campus, Not a Community

ZIP 38677 serves the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, known as Ole Miss. This is a university ZIP in the purest sense. Of the 4,712 people counted in this ZIP, 4,631 live in noninstitutionalized group quarters. That's 98.3% of the population in dormitories. Only 12 occupied housing units exist within this 0.06-square-mile campus footprint.

How Mail Works at Ole Miss

Mail delivery follows a building-based system rather than residential routes. The ZIP includes just 8 street delivery records across 5 campus roads: Student Union Drive (3 records), Rebel Drive (2 records), and single records for Northgate Drive, Whirlpool Drive, and Falkner. These aren't traditional streets with house numbers. They're campus addresses for administrative buildings, academic facilities, and student services.

The population-to-household ratio of 392.7 reveals the institutional nature of this ZIP. Most residents don't maintain individual households. They live in dorms, eat at dining halls, and receive mail through campus mailrooms. The median age of 19.6 years confirms this is a student population, not faculty housing.

Addressing Mail to Campus

USPS recognizes "Univ of Miss" and "University of Mississippi" as aliases for this ZIP, but neither is valid for mailing (zipMailingName = N). These names identify the entity but can't appear in the last line of an address. Mail must be addressed to Oxford, MS 38677. The university has its own campus mail system that sorts incoming USPS deliveries to individual buildings and student mailboxes.

Student Demographics

Racial demographics differ from typical Mississippi patterns. The student body is 80.9% White, 11.2% Black, 2.4% Asian, and 4.4% multiracial or other. Hispanic students represent less than 0.1% of the population (4 of 4,712). This composition shows a predominantly White student enrollment at Ole Miss.

Campus Employment Patterns

Per capita income of $3,374 is typical for a student ZIP where most residents work part-time or don't work at all. Those who do work concentrate in three sectors: 604 in transportation (likely campus shuttles, parking services), 405 in educational services and healthcare (teaching assistants, campus health workers), and 335 in public administration (university bureaucracy). Only 7.3% work from home, because students attend classes in person.

The PO Box Classification Mystery

This ZIP was classified as PO Box-only (zipClassification = P) despite having street delivery routes. The classification is legacy metadata that doesn't match current reality. Ole Miss campus receives carrier delivery to buildings, though the university operates its own internal mail distribution after USPS drops off sorted mail. Students and staff typically use campus mailboxes rather than individual PO Boxes at the Oxford post office.

Street Name Patterns

Campus roads named for student facilities (Student Union) and university identity (Rebel), serving administrative and academic buildings rather than residential addresses.