Rome, MS · standard
ZIP Code 38768
Sunflower County, Mississippi - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 182
- 7/sq mi Low-density area
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Rome has 182 residents, placing it in the 7th percentile of the 33,099 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 7 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 38768 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 38768 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Rome, Sunflower County, Mississippi, home to just 182 residents across 24.6 square miles, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 38768, but per-capita income is -. The poverty rate is 100.0%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 6 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Sunflower County, so 38768 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 38768, Rome, MS · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
182
Population
24.6
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 38768?
44.2
Median Age
70.8%
Male
29.2%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
100.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
40housing units
40
Total Housing Units
14
Occupied Units
26
Vacant Units
3.43
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 38768 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 38963
Tutwiler (38963)
4,015 residents
- 38738
Parchman (38738)
3,998 residents
- 38737
Drew (38737)
2,932 residents
- 38966 1,174
Webb (38966)
1,174 residents
- 38957 734
Sumner (38957)
734 residents
- 38768 182
Rome (38768)
182 residents
- 38964 104
Vance (38964)
104 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 38768 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 38768 in?
ZIP code 38768 (Rome) is located in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Sunflower County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/sunflower-ms.
What is the population of ZIP code 38768?
ZIP code 38768 in Rome, MS has a population of 182 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 38768?
The largest racial group in ZIP 38768 is African American at 100.0%.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 38768?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 38768 is 100.0% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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