Postal Codes

39189 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 39189 covers Walnut Grove, Mississippi, with a population of about 3,696 and a median household income of $46,320.

Population
3,69648 per square mile
Median age
37.80.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$46,32016% below the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
18.6%6.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$147,121up 5.9% in five years
Median rent
$8765% below the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
15.4%19.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.1%5.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
33

Where 39189 is

Walnut Grove, 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

Population3,696
Median age37.8
Family households75.4%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.1%
White (non-Hispanic)47.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)38.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.2%
Veterans5.1%
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$46,320
Income per person$17,580
Poverty rate18.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k5.7%
$15–20k8.1%
$20–25k12.1%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k6.2%
$45–50k8.5%
$50–60k12.3%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k1.2%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k1.4%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,410
Mean adjusted gross income$42,456
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k41.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$88,900
Median gross rent$876
Rent as a share of household income26.7%
Owner-occupied70.1%
Vacant homes14%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house63%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units1.4%
5 to 19 units2.4%
20 or more units3.1%
Mobile home29.2%
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$147,121as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 21.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$152,266$119,370

$121,216 in 2016 to $147,121 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%
High school diploma or higher81.6%
Works from home0.2%
Drives to work alone82.7%
Takes public transport2.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.4%
Health

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

Obesity44.1% 10.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.2% 9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.6% 13.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40% 14.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81% 4.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.9% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist7.1% 54.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.3% 13.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support31.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity30.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity22% 8.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16% 6.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72% 3.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.7% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.4% 2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.3% 9.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments33
People employed166
Annual payroll$5,879,000
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 69.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.3 out of 100
Community resilience8.5 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 wind96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane85.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.9Relatively 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$46,320$54,915$78,538
Income per person$17,580$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate18.6%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$88,900$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$876$923$1,348
Homeownership70.1%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%6%5.2%
Works from home0.2%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%2.4%13.9%
Median age37.838.438.7
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 stationCARTHAGE, MS US19.4 km away
Rain in a year58 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January56.8°F / 33.5°F5.71 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February61.2°F / 36.6°F5.32 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March69.1°F / 43.7°F5.05 in rain
April75.8°F / 51.1°F6.31 in rain
May83°F / 59.2°F4.38 in rain
June89.2°F / 67.3°F3.92 in rain
July92.1°F / 70.7°F5.08 in rain
August91.7°F / 70.1°F4.7 in rain
September87.5°F / 64.1°F3.8 in rain
October77.8°F / 51.1°F3.88 in rain
November66.8°F / 40.8°F4.34 in rain
December58.2°F / 35.1°F5.32 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 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%.

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

Leake County School District74.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Scott County School District25.6% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

39359 Sebastopol, MS8.4 km away
39109 Madden, MS10 km away
39094 Lena, MS13.5 km away
39080 Harperville, MS15.6 km away
39087 Hillsboro, MS18.8 km away
39057 Conehatta, MS21 km away
39051 Carthage, MS21.9 km away
39365 Union, MS28.2 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.

Leake County74.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Scott County25.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area76.66 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density48 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.6134, -89.4105

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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