ZIP code
38965
Water Valley, MS
38965 covers Water Valley in Yalobusha County, with 8,801 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 38965. Methodology
ZIP code map of 38965

About ZIP code 38965
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 38965. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 38965
Race
- White6,287
- Black or African American2,543
- American Indian or Alaska Native20
- Asian25
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander2
- Other race73
- Two or more races269
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 160
Age
- Under 101,020
- 10 to 191,106
- 20 to 291,007
- 30 to 391,002
- 40 to 491,160
- 50 to 591,149
- 60 to 691,360
- 70 to 79888
- 80 and older527
Income and housing in 38965
Education
- High school graduate87.7%
- Bachelor's degree15.1%
- Graduate degree6.7%
Places covering 38965
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Water Valley36.7%
- Paris0.3%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Yalobusha County77.5%
- Lafayette County17.0%
- Calhoun County3.9%
- Panola County1.7%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
63.0% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 38965
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,696 | |
| 2006 | 7,784 | |
| 2007 | 8,757 | |
| 2008 | 7,687 | |
| 2009 | 7,582 | |
| 2010 | 7,621 | |
| 2011 | 8,312 | 7,792 |
| 2012 | 8,595 | 7,690 |
| 2013 | 9,024 | 7,670 |
| 2014 | 8,854 | 7,590 |
| 2015 | 8,701 | 7,680 |
| 2016 | 8,663 | 7,580 |
| 2017 | 8,739 | 7,620 |
| 2018 | 8,664 | 7,500 |
| 2019 | 8,927 | 7,660 |
| 2020 | 8,380 | 7,600 |
| 2021 | 9,022 | 7,400 |
| 2022 | 8,807 | 7,460 |
| 2023 | 8,801 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 38965
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 38949Paris9.8 miPop 191 · Income $66,400
- 38673Taylor11.2 miPop 1,111 · Income $89,150
- 38913Banner11.8 miPop 485 · Income —
- 38915Bruce13.4 miPop 3,186 · Income $42,500
- 38922Coffeeville14.4 miPop 3,126 · Income $36,050
- 38655Oxford14.7 miPop 45,377 · Income $64,423
- 38675Memphis Stc14.7 miPop — · Income —
- 38677University16.0 miPop 5,006 · Income —
- 38948Oakland17.8 miPop 2,248 · Income $41,250
- 38658Pope18.1 miPop 2,557 · Income $76,741
- 38914Big Creek19.5 miPop 586 · Income $53,636
- 38620Courtland19.9 miPop 3,639 · Income $46,167
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ZIP code 38965 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 38965 in?
- 38965 is in Water Valley, MS.
- What county is 38965 in?
- 38965 is in Yalobusha County.
- What is the median household income in 38965?
- The median household income in 38965 is $57,368.
- Which ZIP codes are near 38965?
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