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38957 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38957 covers Sumner, Mississippi, with a population of about 411 and a median household income of $54,750.

Population
41138 per square mile
Median age
32.46.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$54,750about the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
28.1%15.7 points above the US average
Median home value
$159,700about the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
33.9%1.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
43.8%21.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 38957 is

Sumner, 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

Population411
Median age32.4
Family households66.7%
Born outside the US6.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.2%
White (non-Hispanic)48.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)38.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans14.2%
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$54,750
Income per person$25,550
Poverty rate28.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.7%
$10–15k6.5%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k8.5%
$40–45k5.9%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k20.3%
$100–125k6.5%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k1.3%
$200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$159,700
Owner-occupied43.8%
Vacant homes2.5%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house69.4%
Attached house5.1%
5 to 19 units12.1%
Mobile home13.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%
High school diploma or higher90.1%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone66.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.2%
Health

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

Obesity48.6% 15.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes26.5% 14.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24.7% 11.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure61.1% 27 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health38% 17.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity47.5% 22.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.4% 16.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking9.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication86.3% 11.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.7% 6.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.3% 8.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD15.4% 8.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist6.3% 55 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability49.6% 18.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity36.5% 19.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps28.9% 14.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.4% 10.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.8% 11 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability16.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport18.3% 9.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability32.8% 18.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)21.2% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability10.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.3% 10.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke8.4% 5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.9% 13.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability13.1% 7.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed24
Annual payroll$1,202,000
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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 80.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss79.3 out of 100
Community resilience8.1 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 wind98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.7Relatively 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$54,750$54,915$78,538
Income per person$25,550$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate28.1%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$159,700$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$923$1,348
Homeownership43.8%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%6%5.2%
Works from home11.6%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US6.6%2.4%13.9%
Median age32.438.438.7
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 stationLAMBERT 1W, MS US26.2 km away
Rain in a year57 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January50.2°F / 31.8°F5.12 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February55.3°F / 35.4°F5.7 in rain
March64.2°F / 43.1°F5.53 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April73.8°F / 51°F6.06 in rain
May82°F / 60.7°F5.91 in rain
June89.5°F / 68.6°F4.2 in rain
July92.1°F / 71.2°F3 in rain
August91.8°F / 70.5°F3.32 in rain
September87°F / 63.5°F3.14 in rain
October76.1°F / 50.5°F4.16 in rain
November63.6°F / 41°F4.51 in rain
December53°F / 34.7°F6.06 in rain, 0.1 in snow
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

West Tallahatchie School100% 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 vulnerability93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38963 Tutwiler, MS5.2 km away
38966 Webb, MS5.8 km away
38768 Rome, MS8.5 km away
38738 Parchman, MS12.3 km away
38964 Vance, MS12.3 km away
38739 Dublin, MS13.4 km away
38928 Glendora, MS16.9 km away
38737 Drew, MS19 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.

Tallahatchie County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.79 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9833, -90.3895

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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