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Lafayette County, MS ZIP Codes

Lafayette County, Mississippi has 15 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 13 residential and 2 for PO boxes or a single organization. 6 of the residential ones lie mainly in Lafayette County and 7 mainly in a neighboring county; 8 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $49,528 in 38863 (Pontotoc) to $92,350 in 38673 (Taylor) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Lafayette County?

38601 · Abbeville: $48k38606 · Batesville: $55k38619 · Como: $35k38627 · Etta: $63k38655 · Oxford: $68k38673 · Taylor: $92k38677 · University: –38685 · Waterford: $41k38863 · Pontotoc: $50k38871 · Thaxton: $64k38913 · Banner: $21k38949 · Paris: –38965 · Water Valley: $58k38655386063886338619389653868538601388713862738913386733894938601 · Abbeville: $48k38606 · Batesville: $55k38619 · Como: $35k38627 · Etta: $63k38655 · Oxford: $68k38673 · Taylor: $92k38677 · University: –38685 · Waterford: $41k38863 · Pontotoc: $50k38871 · Thaxton: $64k38913 · Banner: $21k38949 · Paris: –38965 · Water Valley: $58k38655386063886338619389653868538601388713862738913386733894938601 · Abbeville: $48k38606 · Batesville: $55k38619 · Como: $35k38627 · Etta: $63k38655 · Oxford: $68k38673 · Taylor: $92k38677 · University: –38685 · Waterford: $41k38863 · Pontotoc: $50k38871 · Thaxton: $64k38913 · Banner: $21k38949 · Paris: –38965 · Water Valley: $58k386553860638863386193896538685386013887138627
The residential ZIP codes of Lafayette County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$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 its ZIP codes?

The middle half of its ranked ZIP codes (1,000+ people living in households) report median household incomes between $54,539 and $68,235.

They carry 13 postal town names.

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

All 13 residential ZIP codes in Lafayette County

6 ZIP codes lie mainly in Lafayette County; 7 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Lafayette County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
38655 Oxford 46,156 127 $68k $340k 100%
38677 University 5,395 4,557 – – 100%
38601 Abbeville 2,507 29 $48k $190k 100%
38627 Etta 1,145 18 $63k $149k 52%
38673 Taylor 1,056 36 $92k – 100%
38949 Paris 287 25 – $309k 100%

Partly in Lafayette County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Lafayette County, by their share here
In this county
38965 Water Valley 8,963 36 $58k $153k 22%
38871 Thaxton 2,337 42 $64k $98k 17%
38619 Como 5,366 38 $35k $142k 15%
38685 Waterford 1,301 16 $41k $124k 6%
38863 Pontotoc 19,046 66 $50k $156k 4%
38913 Banner 509 22 $21k $159k 2%
38606 Batesville 16,156 64 $55k $162k 1%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

8 ZIP codes of Lafayette County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Lafayette County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn LafayetteElsewhere
388634%Pontotoc County 96%
386061%Panola County 96%; Quitman County 3%
3896522%Yalobusha County 58%; Calhoun County 16%; Panola County 3%
3861915%Panola County 79%; Tate County 5%
3887117%Pontotoc County 75%; Union County 8%
386856%Marshall County 94%
3862752%Union County 48%
389132%Calhoun County 98%

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

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lafayette County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPPostal name
38675Tula
38874Toccopola

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

Which first three digits do Lafayette County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Lafayette County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 386, 388 and 389.

Three-digit prefixes of Lafayette County'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 Lafayette County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
386 Memphis, TN (SCF 380) 9 64
388 Memphis, TN (SCF 380) 3 50
389 Jackson, MS (SCF 390) 3 45

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