PlainZIP

Charleston, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Charleston, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,061. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHARLESTON-MS · Charleston, MS 1 ZIPs · 5,061 pop · #24231/25278 · Tallahatchie County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $37,326
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24231/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Scobey
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,061
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $102,000

Nearest income peer: Scobey, MS ( $872 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Charleston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Charleston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Charleston, MS sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,061
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$37,326
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($37,326 average) · poverty 31.2%. The primary code (38921) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.2%) for this income tier, rent $695 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Mississippi, Buckatunna is the closest lower-income city and Clarksdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Charleston.

Population concentration

Charleston reads through its lone ZIP, 38921

5,061 ACS residents, one ZIP: 38921 is not the leading code inside Charleston, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Charleston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 89 establishments, 933 employees , annual payroll $41,336k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38921 (89 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (20) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Charleston, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Tallahatchie County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Charleston. See the Tallahatchie County roll-up →

Charleston sits in the lower half of Tallahatchie County on income: Tutwiler, Enid and Cascilla report more, Webb and Glendora report less. Enid marks the far end of that range at $48,611, 30% above Charleston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38921 5,061 $37,326 89 14
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Charleston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Charleston, .