Postal Codes

39561 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 39561 covers Mc Henry, Mississippi, with a population of about 2,224 and a median household income of $80,750.

Population
2,22471 per square mile
Median age
33.35.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$80,7501.5× the Mississippi median
Poverty rate
13.5%1.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$223,336up 30.5% in five years
Degree or higher
13.8%21.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.9%22.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 39561 is

Mc Henry, 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

Population2,224
Median age33.3
Family households79.1%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)93.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
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$80,750
Income per person$26,432
Poverty rate13.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k7.2%
$25–30k10.4%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k8.0%
$100–125k29.1%
$125–150k11.0%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed880
Mean adjusted gross income$53,886
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$186,700
Owner-occupied87.9%
Vacant homes17.2%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house64.5%
2 to 4 units12.7%
Mobile home21.4%
Boat, RV or van1.3%
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$223,336as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$223,336$115,388

$115,388 in 2014 to $223,336 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%
High school diploma or higher87.6%
Works from home4.6%
Drives to work alone91.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.4% 5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist10.6% 50.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35% 4.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26% 1.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed91
Annual payroll$4,323,000
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 84.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82 out of 100
Community resilience25.9 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.

Lightning98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.6Relatively 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$80,750$54,915$78,538
Income per person$26,432$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate13.5%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$186,700$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$923$1,348
Homeownership87.9%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%6%5.2%
Works from home4.6%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%2.4%13.9%
Median age33.338.438.7
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 stationSAUCIER EXP FOREST, MS US12.3 km away
Rain in a year71 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January61.4°F / 40.6°F5.61 in rain
February65.6°F / 43.6°F4.8 in rain
March71.5°F / 49.3°F5.68 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April77.1°F / 55.3°F6.28 in rain
May83.6°F / 62.8°F6.71 in rain
June88.3°F / 69.1°F6.94 in rain
July90°F / 71.5°F7.82 in rain
August89.8°F / 71.3°F7.11 in rain
September86.7°F / 67.3°F5.81 in rain
October79.4°F / 57.4°F3.84 in rain
November69.9°F / 47.4°F4.56 in rain
December63.6°F / 42.2°F5.68 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 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%.

Stone 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

39573 Perkinston, MS7.8 km away
39574 Saucier, MS11.3 km away
39577 Wiggins, MS18.3 km away
39503 Gulfport, MS27.1 km away
39532 Biloxi, MS27.3 km away
39502 Gulfport, MS32.4 km away
39505 Gulfport, MS32.4 km away
39506 Gulfport, MS32.4 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.

Stone County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area31.32 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density71 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.6975, -89.1536

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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