Residential delivery area · Mississippi

ZIP Code 39079: Goodman, MS

ZIP code 39079 uses the postal name Goodman, Mississippi and lies mostly in Attala County (54% of its land), reaching into Holmes County and Madison County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $16,914 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 1% of its land lies in Goodman; 99% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
3national area: Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Armed Forces Americas
390sectional center: Jackson, MS (SCF 390)
79delivery area within it
Town
Goodman · its only residential ZIP
County
Attala County (54%); Holmes County (37%); Madison County (9%)
Census places
Goodman
House district
MS-2 119th Congress
Time zone
Central
Land area
78.7 sq mi · 17 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 39079?

39079 centers on 32.931°, -89.889° and covers 78.7 square miles of land plus 0.4 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 39146, 39160, 39045, 39063.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 39079 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 39079, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 39079 compare with the rest of Attala County?

Rank of 39079 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure39079In Attala CountyIn MS
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,3538th of 10298th of 427
Median household income$17knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$146knot rankednot ranked

39079's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$6,001) is more than a quarter of the figure ($16,914); 39079's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$66,790) is more than a quarter of the figure ($146,400). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 24% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 39079?

The 2020 Census counted 1,858 people in 39079; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,353. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,353±225 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,858
Households
373
Median age
20.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 39079?

Of the 1,353 people the ACS estimates in 39079, 18.3% are under 18 and 15.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (63.6%), then White (not Hispanic) (31.0%).

  • Under 1818.3%
  • 18 to 6466.3%
  • 65 and older15.4%
Age of the people of 39079 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic63.6%
  • White, not Hispanic31.0%
  • Other or two or more2.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino1.8%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.8%
Race and Hispanic origin in 39079 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 39079 earn?

Median household income is $16,914 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$16,914±$6,001
Income per person
$9,566
Below the poverty line
50.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
16.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
8.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$37,900590 returns; wages 77% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 39079?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$146,400
Median gross rent
$363
Homes owned by their occupants
26.8%
Housing units
524

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

What businesses are in 39079?

20 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 fewer than in 2018; the most are in other services (except public administration) (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Other services (except public administration)5
  • Accommodation and food services4
  • Retail trade3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 39079?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 39079, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
39146Pickens2,614$31k7.2 mi
39160Sallis2,785$59k9.6 mi
39045Camden1,013$39k9.8 mi
39063Durant2,828$31k12.8 mi
39179Vaughan739$34k15.0 mi (near)
39095Lexington6,726$43k19.2 mi (near)
39192West1,573$49k20.0 mi (near)
39090Kosciusko12,022$48k20.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.