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39737 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 39737 covers Bellefontaine, Mississippi.

Median age
53.815.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
48.8%36.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$161,084down 5.1% in five years
Degree or higher
2.8%32.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.6%4.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 39737 is

Bellefontaine, 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

Median age53.8
Family households74.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)41.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)58.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans5.6%
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

Poverty rate48.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance39.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k11.0%
$20–25k24.5%
$25–30k14.8%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k23.2%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more9.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed100
Mean adjusted gross income$51,700
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k40.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k40.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k0.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k20.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$167,900
Owner-occupied60.6%
Vacant homes34.9%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$161,084as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 5.1%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$191,617$161,084

$169,814 in 2021 to $161,084 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.8%
High school diploma or higher80.6%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more38.9%
Health

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

Obesity38.4% 5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.7% 11.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 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 year81.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist9.7% 51.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38% 7.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43% 6.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.5% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.6% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19% 5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.7% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21% 8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 68% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss54.4 out of 100
Community resilience35.9 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.

Drought97.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake74.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather26.5Relatively 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$54,915$78,538
Income per person$30,529$43,289
Poverty rate48.8%19.1%12.4%
Median home value$167,900$161,400$303,400
Median gross rent$923$1,348
Homeownership60.6%69.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.8%24.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%6%5.2%
Works from home0%5.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%2.4%13.9%
Median age53.838.438.7
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 stationEUPORA 2 E, MS US11.8 km away
Rain in a year59 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January52.8°F / 31.6°F5.51 in rain, 0.7 in snow
February57.5°F / 34.7°F5.48 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March65.9°F / 41.5°F5.77 in rain
April74.1°F / 49.1°F5.59 in rain
May81.2°F / 59.1°F5.18 in rain
June87.4°F / 66.1°F4.38 in rain
July90.2°F / 69.7°F4.18 in rain
August90.1°F / 68.7°F4.16 in rain
September85.7°F / 62.4°F4.17 in rain
October75.7°F / 49.8°F3.69 in rain
November64°F / 40°F4.65 in rain
December55.4°F / 34.3°F5.94 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 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%.

Webster 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

39771 Walthall, MS5.7 km away
39744 Eupora, MS11.2 km away
38955 Slate Spring, MS12.2 km away
39751 Mantee, MS20 km away
39752 Mathiston, MS20.7 km away
38916 Calhoun City, MS21.4 km away
39767 Stewart, MS22 km away
38839 Derma, MS23.1 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.

Webster County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.13 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.6487, -89.3101

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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