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Sunflower County · Mississippi

ZIP code 38738

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 38738 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
2,811

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Mississippi state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 38738 sits in Sunflower County, Mississippi and is home to 2,811 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 48.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% (Mississippi state rate).

County
Sunflower County

FIPS 28133

State
Mississippi (MS)

427 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 38738

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
2,811ZIP 38738 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
48.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 38738

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$70Before any exemptions

Mississippi levies 7% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
21.1%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 38738 compares

ZIP 38738 against the median ZIP in Sunflower County and across Mississippi.

MeasureZIP 38738County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$41,890$49,375
Median home value$96,100$113,850
Median gross rent$653$795
Population2,8111,9182,742+3%

Medians are computed across the 9 ZIP areas in Sunflower County and the 427 ZIP areas in Mississippi.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 427 Mississippi ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 51% of 427 state ZIPs

#210

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Sunflower County.

ZIP 38738 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 38738?
ZIP 38738 lies mostly in Sunflower County, Mississippi. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 38738?
Mississippi charges 7% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 38738 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth against the typical Mississippi ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 38738, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.