Mississippi ZIP Codes: Ranges, Prefixes and Major Cities

From 38601 to 39776, the ZIP codes of Mississippi follow a clear pattern once you know what the first three digits mean. Below you will find the ranges, prefixes and city-by-city codes for the Magnolia State.

ZIP code range and prefixes

Every Mississippi ZIP code starts with one of 12 three-digit prefixes. Each prefix points to a sectional center facility, the processing plant that sorts mail for a group of nearby post offices.

  • 386
  • 387
  • 388
  • 389
  • 390
  • 391
  • 392
  • 393
  • 394
  • 395
  • 396
  • 397

Types of ZIP codes in Mississippi

TypeCountWhat it covers
Standard380Street delivery areas
PO Box138Post office boxes only
Unique13A single high-volume organization

ZIP codes for major Mississippi cities

CityCountyStandard ZIPsRange
JacksonHinds County1139201–39269
BiloxiHarrison County339530–39532
ColumbusLowndes County339701–39705
GulfportHarrison County339501–39507
MeridianLauderdale County339301–39307
BrandonRankin County239042–39047
ClevelandBolivar County238732–38733
GreenvilleWashington County238701–38703
HattiesburgForrest County239401–39402
LaurelJones County239440–39443
MarksQuitman County238609–38646
Moss PointJackson County239562–39563
PascagoulaJackson County239567–39581
SledgeQuitman County238628–38670
SouthavenDeSoto County238671–38672

Jackson is the state capital. Larger cities have many ZIP codes because each code follows mail delivery routes, not city limits.

Sample addresses

Thomas Nguyen 1522 Mill Blvd Biloxi, MS 39530
Kevin Anderson 7619 Harbor Rd Biloxi, MS 39532
Jessica Nguyen 1456 Liberty Ave Hattiesburg, MS 39401

These examples use real city and ZIP pairs with invented street lines, so they are safe for testing and documentation.

Tips for working with these ZIP codes

  • Store ZIP codes as text, not numbers, so the format stays consistent across states with leading zeros.
  • All of Mississippi is in the Central time zone, which keeps scheduling logic simple.
  • A quick sanity check: a valid MS ZIP code begins with one of the prefixes listed above.
  • City names in addresses are post office names. A suburb may share a ZIP code and city name with a nearby larger town.

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