Postal Codes

38645 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38645 covers Lyon, Mississippi, with a population of about 831 and a median household income of $61,458.

Population
83113 per square mile
Median age
47.79 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,4581.1× the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
16.1%3.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$68,126
Median rent
$61933% below the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
27%8 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.5%0.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 38645 is

Lyon, Mississippi — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population831
Median age47.7
Family households64.7%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)38.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)56.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans9.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$61,458
Income per person$32,294
Poverty rate16.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.3%
$10–15k7.0%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k5.9%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k7.3%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k6.4%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k14.8%
$125–150k11.8%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed530
Mean adjusted gross income$54,809
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$88,400
Median gross rent$619
Rent as a share of household income26.4%
Owner-occupied65.5%
Vacant homes11.9%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house68.1%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units6.7%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home18.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$68,126as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 19.4%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$160,340$68,126

$160,340 in 2022 to $68,126 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher27%
High school diploma or higher82.4%
Works from home6.8%
Drives to work alone82.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity45.4% 12 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.4% 10.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.8% 9.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure54.4% 20.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health34.5% 14.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19% 2.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity43.2% 17.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.6% 11.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.4% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60% 4.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.8% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist7.3% 54 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.3% 15.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32.4% 7.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity35.4% 18.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26.8% 12.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.9% 11.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability15% 6.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport18.3% 9.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability27.8% 13.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.3% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability9.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat18.3% 9.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.7% 9.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability11.4% 5.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed73
Annual payroll$3,415,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 83.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss70.9 out of 100
Community resilience57.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought98.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Mississippi and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMississippiUnited States
Median household income$61,458$54,915$78,538
Income per person$32,294$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$88,400$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$619$923$1,348
Homeownership65.5%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home6.8%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%2.4%13.9%
Median age47.738.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCLARKSDALE, MS US8.7 km away
Rain in a year56 in

Average high and low by month

January50.3°F / 32°F5.46 in rain
February55.4°F / 35.3°F5.59 in rain
March63.5°F / 42.4°F5.37 in rain
April72.9°F / 51.6°F6.16 in rain
May81.4°F / 61.5°F5.1 in rain
June88.2°F / 69.1°F3.95 in rain
July90.4°F / 71.8°F4.17 in rain
August90.7°F / 70.3°F2.85 in rain
September86.2°F / 63.8°F3.3 in rain
October75.9°F / 52.1°F4.4 in rain
November63°F / 41.4°F4.25 in rain
December53.3°F / 34.8°F5.26 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket92% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Coahoma County School District82.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Quitman County School District17.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

38639 Jonestown, MS8.9 km away
38614 Clarksdale, MS12.6 km away
38617 Coahoma, MS13.5 km away
38630 Farrell, MS16.1 km away
38631 Friars Point, MS18.5 km away
38609 Belen, MS18.9 km away
38646 Marks, MS20 km away
38964 Vance, MS20.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Coahoma County82.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Quitman County17.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area63 sq mi
Water area1.13 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.2474, -90.4981

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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