39401 ZIP Code Profile, Map, Data & Demographics

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ZIP Code 39401: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name

Preferred Name, USPS
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Not Acceptable, USPS
Arnold Line, MS 39401
Barrontown, MS 39401
Batson, MS 39401
Bon Homme, MS 39401
Camp Shelby, MS 39401
Carterville, MS 39401
Dixie, MS 39401
Dixie, MS 39401
Dixie Pine, MS 39401
Eatonville, MS 39401
Glendale, MS 39401
Hattiesburg South, MS 39401
Indian Springs, MS 39401
Lamar Park, MS 39401
Leeville, MS 39401
Lux, MS 39401
Macedonia, MS 39401
Maybank, MS 39401
McCallum, MS 39401
McLaurin, MS 39401
Meyers, MS 39401
Morriston, MS 39401
Oak Grove, MS 39401
Palmers Crossing, MS 39401
Rawls Springs, MS 39401
Runnelstown, MS 39401
Sunrise, MS 39401
University Of Southern Ms, MS 39401

  • ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
  • County: Forrest County
  • Centroid: Latitude 31.251, Longitude -89.276
  • Time Zone: Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours)
  • Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 39401 has segments in 2 Counties (Forrest, Lamar).

  • Businesses Addresses: 1,811
  • PO Box Addresses: 0
  • Residential Addresses: 19,583
    • Multi-Family Addresses: 3,556
    • Single Family Addresses: 16,027

The ZIP Code maps and database are updated 4 times per year.
Database updated: March 1, 2026, Maps updated: May 1, 2024.

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Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Data & Demographics

Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION

Total Population 42,531 (100%)
Population Density 225 per sq mi
Diversity Index1 57
 
 

INCOME

Median Household Income $41,127
Per Capita Income $26,416
Median Home Value $134,300
 

HOUSING

Total HU (Housing Units) 20,386 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 7,781 (38.2%)
Renter Occupied HU 10,045 (49.3%)
Vacant Housing Units 2,560 (12.6%)
 

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households 17,826
Average Household Size 2.26
Family Households 9,356 (52.5%)
NOTES
  1. The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Hattiesburg, MS 39401 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 39401 to the other 33,772 ZIP Codes in the United States by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description Rank Percentile
Total Population # 1720 95th
Population Density # 12216 64th
Median Household Income # 31637 6th
Per Capita Income # 28307 16th
Diversity Index # 4806 86th

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