Lafayette

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Mississippi

Lafayette is a smaller county in Mississippi with 5 ZIP codes, 44,311 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lafayette, MS sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 45%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
44,311
combined ZIP population
5
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,509
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Lafayette lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 28071, 5 ZIPs, combined population 44,311). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (5 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 28071.

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5

Total ZIPs

44,311

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Lafayette

Side-by-side: Compare 38655 vs 38677 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
38655 Oxford 36,699 37
38677 University 4,198 2,183
38601 Abbeville 2,371 10
38673 Taylor 746 11
38949 Paris 297 7

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Lafayette?

Lafayette has a total population of 44,311 across 5 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Lafayette?

Lafayette includes 5 ZIP codes: 38655, 38677, 38601, 38673, 38949.

Lafayette's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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