| City: | Columbus, Mississippi |
| County: | Lowndes County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 6:31:53 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.6913, -88.3287 |
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Columbus, Mississippi has multiple ZIP codes, and 39704 is classified as a PO Box ZIP serving primarily business mail. With zero residential population in the Census data, this ZIP functions as a postal service point rather than a residential community. The post office maintains 245 PO Boxes and handles delivery to 161 business locations, supporting 22 commercial establishments with 450 employees.
The ZIP has one carrier route serving Alabama Street, where 84 delivery records include UNIT designators. This pattern indicates either PO Box street addressing or a business complex using unit-based delivery. Because Columbus has other ZIP codes for residential street delivery, 39704 specializes in PO Box service and business mail distribution. It isn't a PO Box Only Zone, meaning street delivery options exist elsewhere in Columbus.
Alabama Street is the only street in this ZIP, with all 84 records using unit designators.
ZIP Code 39704 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 22 business establishments, employing about 463 people with an annual payroll of $17,708,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 389Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 22Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $4,320,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $17,708,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 463Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 39704 is located in Lowndes County, Mississippi, within the Columbus, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 18060) and Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 68,323 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 39704. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Columbus, MSSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 18060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 68,323Source: 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: | 2815380Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Columbus city; MississippiSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 39704 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 January 1, 2026.