PlainZIP

Pontotoc, MS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pontotoc, MS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,788. 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 PONTOTOC-MS · Pontotoc, MS 1 ZIPs · 19,788 pop · #21914/25278 · Pontotoc County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $49,528
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21914/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ecru
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,788
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $156,400

Nearest income peer: Ecru, MS (+ $4,479 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 Pontotoc

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pontotoc 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, Pontotoc, 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.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,788
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,528
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 ($49,528 average) · poverty 14.6%. The primary code (38863) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pontotoc as a pure owner town.

Within Mississippi, Maben is the closest lower-income city and Mount Olive the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pontotoc.

Population concentration

Pontotoc reads through its lone ZIP, 38863

19,788 ACS residents, one ZIP: 38863 is not the leading code inside Pontotoc, 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 Pontotoc's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 407 establishments, 6,289 employees , annual payroll $219,235k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38863 (407 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (83) · also Manufacturing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Pontotoc, MS

These ZIP codes sit in Pontotoc County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pontotoc. See the Pontotoc County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Pontotoc County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Pontotoc, Ecru, Randolph and Thaxton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Thaxton marks the far end of that range at $63,906, 29% above Pontotoc.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38863 19,788 $49,528 407 27
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Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc, .