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39525 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 39525 covers Diamondhead, Mississippi, with a population of about 9,338 and a median household income of $86,208.

Population
9,338892 per square mile
Median age
52.213.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$86,2081.6× the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
5.4%7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$248,515up 23.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,5711.7× the Mississippi median
Degree or higher
40.1%5.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
89.3%24.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
122

Where 39525 is

Diamondhead, 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

Population9,338
Median age52.2
Family households68.5%
Born outside the US2.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.6%
White (non-Hispanic)85.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%
Veterans15%
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$86,208
Income per person$46,050
Poverty rate5.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k17.0%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more7.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,620
Mean adjusted gross income$86,306
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.8%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.8%
Returns, $200k or more5.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$236,700
Median gross rent$1,571
Owner-occupied89.3%
Vacant homes7.3%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
Attached house2.6%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units3.8%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home1%
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$248,515as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.8%
Typical asking rent$1,786as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$248,515$127,756

$127,780 in 2012 to $248,515 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home15.8%
Drives to work alone75%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.1%
Health

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

Obesity32.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.5% 8.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.7% 9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83% 6.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist14.7% 46.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.8% 10.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.4% 5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments122
People employed803
Annual payroll$28,686,000
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 84.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.5 out of 100
Community resilience64.3 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.

Lightning97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding87.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide40Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.9Very 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$86,208$54,915$78,538
Income per person$46,050$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate5.4%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$236,700$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,571$923$1,348
Homeownership89.3%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%6%5.2%
Works from home15.8%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.7%2.4%13.9%
Median age52.238.438.7
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 stationWAVELAND, MS US8.7 km away
Rain in a year65 in

Average high and low by month

January59.4°F / 41.6°F5.83 in rain
February63.1°F / 44.4°F4.67 in rain
March68.6°F / 51.1°F5.31 in rain
April74.8°F / 57.6°F5.57 in rain
May81.7°F / 66.1°F5.75 in rain
June86.8°F / 72.3°F6.45 in rain
July88.5°F / 74.3°F7.72 in rain
August89°F / 74°F5.9 in rain
September85.7°F / 70°F5.72 in rain
October78°F / 59.4°F3.53 in rain
November68.2°F / 48.8°F4.14 in rain
December61.3°F / 43.2°F4.4 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Hancock 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability7.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

39576 Waveland, MS9.1 km away
39571 Pass Christian, MS9.4 km away
39520 Bay Saint Louis, MS11.9 km away
39521 Bay Saint Louis, MS12 km away
39522 Stennis Space Center, MS12 km away
39529 Stennis Space Center, MS12 km away
39556 Kiln, MS13.3 km away
39558 Lakeshore, MS16.8 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.

Hancock County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.47 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq mi
Population density892 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.3728, -89.3779

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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