| City: | Algoma, Mississippi |
| County: | Pontotoc County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:09:44 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.1766, -89.0324 |
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Algoma is a rural Mississippi community in Pontotoc County, about 15 miles west of Tupelo. The post office serves a small agricultural area where PO Boxes are the only mail delivery option. With 36 PO Boxes and no street delivery within its boundaries, Algoma's post office functions as a pickup point for surrounding farms and homes.
The ZIP Code covers less than a hundredth of a square mile, essentially just the post office building on Main Avenue. There's no Census population within this tiny zone because residents live outside the formal ZIP boundary. Rural carrier routes operating from other post offices deliver mail to the surrounding countryside, but anyone wanting an Algoma address uses a PO Box.
General Delivery service is available here, which can be useful for temporary residents or those between addresses. Five local businesses employ about 42 people, suggesting a small commercial presence despite the lack of residential addresses.
This is a PO Box Only Zone. There's no alternative mail delivery in Algoma. All mail must be addressed to a PO Box:
[Name]
PO Box [Number]
Algoma, MS 38820Only one street address exists: the post office on Main Avenue.
ZIP Code 38820 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 41 people with an annual payroll of $471,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 961Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $115,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $471,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 41Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38820 is located in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, within the Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA ) and Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. This area has a population of 0 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 38820. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Number: | --Source: Census |
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| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 0Source: 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: | 2800820Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Algoma town; MississippiSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 38820 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 March 1, 2026.