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39179 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 39179 covers Vaughan, Mississippi, with a population of about 904.

Population
90410 per square mile
Median age
40.82.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
29.1%16.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$160,973up 20.6% in five years
Median rent
$9781.1× the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
23.3%11.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.4%9.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 39179 is

Vaughan, 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

Population904
Median age40.8
Family households69.4%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.6%
White (non-Hispanic)21.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)68.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.3%
Veterans3.2%
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

Income per person$30,172
Poverty rate29.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k15.9%
$15–20k9.1%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k13.8%
$30–35k6.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k7.9%
$45–50k0.2%
$50–60k3.3%
$60–75k22.3%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.4%
$150–200k3.3%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed470
Mean adjusted gross income$57,862
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$978
Rent as a share of household income9%
Owner-occupied74.4%
Vacant homes16.4%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house63.4%
Mobile home36.6%
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$160,973as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 15%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.6%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$160,973$127,603

$133,431 in 2021 to $160,973 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%
High school diploma or higher83.7%
Works from home18%
Drives to work alone73.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.5%
Health

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

Obesity50.9% 17.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes23.2% 11.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.3% 10.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure56.3% 22.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health35.8% 15.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity45.7% 20.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84% 9.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.7% 7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.2% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.5% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist7% 54.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability47.9% 17.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support36.2% 11.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity36% 18.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43% 6.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity25.4% 11.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport17.7% 8.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability29.1% 15.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.2% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability9.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.5% 8.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke7.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.1% 9.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability11.5% 5.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed12
Annual payroll$521,000
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 96.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss94 out of 100
Community resilience19.4 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.

Lightning99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm89.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.2Relatively 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$54,915$78,538
Income per person$30,172$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate29.1%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$978$923$1,348
Homeownership74.4%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home18%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%2.4%13.9%
Median age40.838.438.7
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 stationPICKENS, MS US14.7 km away

Average high and low by month

January56°F / 34.9°F
February61°F / 37.7°F
March68.5°F / 44.9°F
April74.2°F / 51.6°F
May80.9°F / 60.5°F
June87°F / 67.9°F
July89.2°F / 70.6°F
August89.6°F / 69°F
September85.6°F / 64°F
October76.3°F / 51.8°F
November65.8°F / 42°F
December58.5°F / 37°F
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Yazoo 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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport88more vulnerable than 88% 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.

39146 Pickens, MS15.3 km away
39039 Benton, MS17.2 km away
39163 Sharon, MS17.7 km away
39045 Camden, MS21.4 km away
39046 Canton, MS21.9 km away
39173 Tinsley, MS25.1 km away
39079 Goodman, MS25.4 km away
39040 Bentonia, MS28 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.

Yazoo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area88.63 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq mi
Population density10 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.8015, -90.0981

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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