Guntown, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Guntown, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,702. 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 GUNTOWN-MS · Guntown, MS 1 ZIPs · 5,702 pop · #10706/25278 · Lee County

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

  • INC-HIGH $76,019
  • RANK-MID #10706/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Belden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,702
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,000

Nearest income peer: Belden, MS ( $157 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 Guntown

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Guntown, MS sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,702
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,019
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 38849 (5,702 residents). Household income $76,019 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 38849, is all of Guntown

There is no split to weigh here: 38849 holds every one of Guntown's 5,702 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Guntown

Citywide ZBP: 50 establishments, 2,740 employees , annual payroll $117,375k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38849 (50 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Guntown, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Lee County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Guntown. See the Lee County roll-up →

Guntown lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Lee County: Saltillo and Mooreville earn more and Tupelo, Shannon and Plantersville earn less. Shannon marks the far end of that range at $41,030, 46% below Guntown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38849 5,702 $76,019 50 31

Guntown 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 Guntown, .