Postal Codes

38917 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38917 covers Carrollton, Mississippi, with a population of about 3,056 and a median household income of $67,792.

Population
3,05618 per square mile
Median age
45.26.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,7921.2× the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
15.2%2.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$178,338
Degree or higher
21.5%13.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
69%4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 38917 is

Carrollton, 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

Population3,056
Median age45.2
Family households65.8%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)72.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)26.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans5%
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$67,792
Income per person$43,087
Poverty rate15.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.3%
$10–15k9.2%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k6.4%
$25–30k10.2%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k2.4%
$60–75k18.3%
$75–100k22.2%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k2.7%
$150–200k1.5%
$200k or more4.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,290
Mean adjusted gross income$62,569
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k30.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.3%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$97,800
Rent as a share of household income18.2%
Owner-occupied69%
Vacant homes21.4%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house66.6%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units2.6%
Mobile home26.5%
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$178,338as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 7.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%
High school diploma or higher89%
Works from home1.5%
Drives to work alone90.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.9%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.8% 13.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.3% 1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.3% 11.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82% 7.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.4% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist7.3% 54 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.5% 10.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.2% 8.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.4% 2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.1% 13.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed169
Annual payroll$4,871,000
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 86.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.5 out of 100
Community resilience25.1 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.

Strong wind99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado92.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm85.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake80.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.3Relatively 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$67,792$54,915$78,538
Income per person$43,087$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate15.2%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$97,800$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$923$1,348
Homeownership69%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate0.3%6%5.2%
Works from home1.5%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%2.4%13.9%
Median age45.238.438.7
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 stationGREENWOOD LEFLORE AP, MS US12.9 km away
Rain in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January54.2°F / 34.7°F4.52 in rain
February58.8°F / 37.9°F5.04 in rain
March67.2°F / 45.1°F4.76 in rain
April75.2°F / 52.8°F5.82 in rain
May82.9°F / 61.7°F4.44 in rain
June89.1°F / 68.8°F3.74 in rain
July91.5°F / 71.6°F3.82 in rain
August91.9°F / 70.4°F3.21 in rain
September87.3°F / 63.8°F3.83 in rain
October77.3°F / 52.4°F3.41 in rain
November65.7°F / 41.9°F3.86 in rain
December57.1°F / 37°F5.33 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 supermarket21% 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%.

Carroll County School District100% 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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38947 North Carrollton, MS4.9 km away
38943 Mc Carley, MS11.7 km away
38923 Coila, MS16.9 km away
38930 Greenwood, MS20.6 km away
38967 Winona, MS21 km away
38935 Greenwood, MS21.2 km away
38954 Sidon, MS24.4 km away
38926 Elliott, MS25.9 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.

Carroll County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area167.68 sq mi
Water area3.02 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5208, -89.9506

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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