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Columbus, MS ZIP Codes

6 ZIP codes use the postal name Columbus, Mississippi (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 3 residential and 3 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $54,650 in 39702 to $68,487 in 39705, 1.3 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Columbus's most populous ZIP code is 39702, with 23,484 people (ACS 2020-2024); 9% of its land is in the city of Columbus.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Columbus's ZIP codes?

39701: $33k median household income39702: $55k median household income39705: $69k median household income39701397023970539701: $33k median household income39702: $55k median household income39705: $69k median household income39701397023970539701: $33k median household income39702: $55k median household income39705: $69k median household income397013970239705
The 3 residential ZIP codes named Columbus, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Columbus's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 39705 ($68,487), the lowest in 39702 ($54,650). Home values run from $117,900 in 39701 to $231,800 in 39705.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 3 residential ZIP codes of Columbus

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Columbus, MS, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
39702 Lowndes County 23,484 235 $55k $144k
39705 Lowndes County 12,552 190 $69k $232k
39701 Lowndes County 11,958 63 $33k $118k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Columbus

3 ZIP codes named Columbus have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Columbus, MS: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
39703Lowndes County
39704Lowndes County
39710Lowndes County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Columbus's ZIP codes reach?

Columbus's residential ZIP codes lie in Lowndes County.

Which places do Columbus's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Columbus's residential ZIP codes cover Columbus itself and 2 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

  • Columbus AFB census-designated 39705
  • New Hope census-designated 39702

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Columbus's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Columbus starts with 397.

Three-digit prefixes of Columbus's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Columbus's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
397 Jackson, MS (SCF 390) 6 35

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.