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38865 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38865 covers Rienzi, Mississippi, with a population of about 5,367 and a median household income of $47,453.

Population
5,36745 per square mile
Median age
36.22.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$47,45314% below the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
17.5%5.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$181,760up 13.8% in five years
Median rent
$80513% below the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
11.9%23.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.6%14.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 38865 is

Rienzi, 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

Population5,367
Median age36.2
Family households71.6%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)67.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans2.8%
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$47,453
Income per person$20,385
Poverty rate17.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k8.5%
$25–30k8.3%
$30–35k9.3%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k7.4%
$50–60k11.6%
$60–75k12.6%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k2.3%
$150–200k2.2%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,930
Mean adjusted gross income$51,954
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.6%
Returns, under $25k31.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$85,100
Median gross rent$805
Owner-occupied79.6%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house69.1%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units0.7%
Mobile home29.6%
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$181,760as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$181,760$100,314

$107,698 in 2012 to $181,760 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%
High school diploma or higher86.3%
Works from home0.8%
Drives to work alone86.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.1%
Health

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

Obesity40.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45% 10.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.9% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.2% 9.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.1% 7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59% 5.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist9.4% 51.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.1% 8.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.8% 2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.4% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.2% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed224
Annual payroll$8,509,000
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 73.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.9 out of 100
Community resilience24.2 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.

Tornado95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.4Relatively Low 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$47,453$54,915$78,538
Income per person$20,385$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate17.5%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$85,100$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$805$923$1,348
Homeownership79.6%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate8.6%6%5.2%
Works from home0.8%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%2.4%13.9%
Median age36.238.438.7
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 stationCORINTH 7 SW, MS US9.8 km away
Rain in a year59 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January49.2°F / 30.4°F4.89 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February54°F / 33.5°F5.01 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March63°F / 40.1°F5.42 in rain
April72.6°F / 48.4°F5.54 in rain
May80.2°F / 58.2°F5.67 in rain
June86.9°F / 66°F5.02 in rain
July90°F / 69.7°F4.57 in rain
August89.7°F / 68°F3.57 in rain
September84.5°F / 60.5°F4.12 in rain
October73.7°F / 48.2°F4.26 in rain
November61.4°F / 37.7°F4.43 in rain
December52.1°F / 33.2°F6.32 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket20% 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.

Alcorn School District78.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Prentiss County School District21.3% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability3.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38834 Corinth, MS8.9 km away
38829 Booneville, MS14.5 km away
38835 Corinth, MS14.7 km away
38846 Glen, MS15.9 km away
38880 Wheeler, MS20.5 km away
38393 Chewalla, TN23.1 km away
38339 Guys, TN24.8 km away
38833 Burnsville, MS25.8 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.

Alcorn County78.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Prentiss County21.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area118.62 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq mi
Population density45 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.7968, -88.5795

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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