State profile · MS
Mississippi ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in Mississippi, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 423
- ZIP codes
- 2,967,323
- Population
- $52,551
- Avg ZIP income
- 81
- Counties
The verdict
Texas leads ZIP coverage at 1,935 ZCTAs (#1 of 52). That is not the income board: New Jersey's unweighted average ZIP household income is $121,992 (#1 of 52) on 595 ZCTAs. Mississippi sits #33 of 52 by ZIP count at income #51.
- Texas
- ZIP-count #1 (1,935)
- New Jersey
- income #1 ($121,992)
- #33
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #51
- of 52 by avg income
ZIP-count and income are separate boards among 52 reporting states and territories. Income is the unweighted mean of each ZIP's ACS 2019–2023 median household income, so a rural code counts the same as a dense metro.
Lower ZIP-income footing ($52,551 · 27% below the national ZIP median) across 423 delivery areas and 81 counties. Home values average $134,486. Housing and income fields still vary sharply inside the state; begin with the largest city and its densest ZIP rather than treating the state mean as a uniform cost of living.
Population is dispersed across many cities (largest share ~6% in Jackson). No single metro owns the narrative: scan the largest-cities chart for several peers, then pick counties from different regions before drilling to ZIP detail. Unweighted ZIP averages are especially noisy on this dispersed map.
Compact ZIP geography: the state page is closer to a directory than a mega-atlas. Prefer the largest city page and its primary ZIP over scanning every county, and keep the FAQ answers as the quick census totals.
Largest cities in Mississippi
Top 10 cities by population in Mississippi
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Jackson
Jackson, MS
175,127 residents
- Gulfport
Gulfport, MS
83,530 residents
- Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, MS
82,617 residents
- Brandon 68,737
Brandon, MS
68,737 residents
- Meridian 67,084
Meridian, MS
67,084 residents
- Biloxi 60,917
Biloxi, MS
60,917 residents
- Columbus 50,547
Columbus, MS
50,547 residents
- Vicksburg 48,264
Vicksburg, MS
48,264 residents
- Tupelo 47,156
Tupelo, MS
47,156 residents
- Southaven 46,961
Southaven, MS
46,961 residents
What this shows No single metro owns Mississippi: the top-10 cities share the map, and most of the 387 places are far smaller – use several peers before drilling to ZIP detail.
Counties in Mississippi
Which cities have the most ZIPs in Mississippi?
Side-by-side: Compare 38654 vs 39503 →
ZIP Codes in Mississippi
More MS ZIP codes
Official Data Resources for Mississippi
Compact ZIP geography: start at Census ACS for Mississippi, then BLS wages for the labor-market side of the same small map.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mississippi compact enough to browse ZIP by ZIP?
Yes – 423 codes and 81 counties put Mississippi in compact geography. Prefer the largest city page and its primary ZIP; the roll-ups here are quick census totals, not a substitute for opening one urban and one thin-edge code.
What does Mississippi's lower ZIP-income footing change about this profile?
Household income across ZIPs averages $52,551 (27% below the national ZIP median). Housing and income still vary sharply inside the state – begin with the largest city and its densest ZIP rather than treating the state mean as a uniform cost of living.
Why doesn't one city define Mississippi?
Population is dispersed (largest share ~6% in Jackson). Scan several peers on the largest-cities chart, then pick counties from different regions before drilling to ZIP detail – unweighted ZIP averages are especially noisy on a dispersed map.
Take this with you
What to do with Mississippi's numbers, next.
- See how Mississippi compares to a neighboring state on the same Census fields Compare states
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Figures describe 2019–2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates aggregated from ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), Census Bureau approximations of USPS ZIP codes, not any single address.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.