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ZIP Code38765

Panther Burn, MS

Sharkey County · Mississippi · United States
Home to 180 people across 7.547 square miles.

CentralRenter-majority5 ZIPs in county

At a glance

38765 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
180
±151 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
36.7
US median 42 years
Population density
24/mi²
29th pctile most dense
Land area
7.547 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 38765 is

33.049293, -90.889553 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates33.049293, -90.889553
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountySharkey County
StateMississippi (MS)
Land area7.547 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Dallas, TX343.1 mi
Houston, TX348.4 mi
Atlanta, GA378.1 mi
San Antonio, TX514.1 mi

People

Who lives in 38765

180 residents in 71 households, averaging 2.54 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 33.9% of residents, and 66.2% of households are a single person living alone.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1833.9%
18-244.4%
25-346.1%
35-4416.1%
45-540.0%
55-6426.7%
65+12.8%

Households

Composition and size

Total households71
Average household size2.54
Family households33.8%
Living alone66.2%
Median age36.7 years
Households with internet57.7%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

Black100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 38765

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$15,694
Poverty rate17.8%
Unemployment rate12.5%
Labor force participation53.8%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k42.3%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k49.3%
$75-100k8.5%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 21.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 38765

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1975
Housing units71
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 71 occupied units

Owner-occupied33.8%
Renter-occupied66.2%
Owner households24
Renter households47

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family100.0%

Getting to work

How 38765 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 22.6 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 22.6 minutes

<10 min32.1%
10-1926.8%
20-2916.1%
30-440.0%
45-5925.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 38765

ZIP code 38765 is assigned to Panther Burn, MS, and falls within Sharkey County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 180 people live inside it.

At 24 residents per square mile spread over 7.547 square miles, 38765 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Panther Burn looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1975, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 36.7 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.54 people, and 33.8% are family households.

Getting to work takes 22.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Panther Burn, MS

38765 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Dallas, TX is about 343.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 38765 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 38765 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 38765 offers a compact profile of Panther Burn: 180 residents, 21.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 12.5%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 38765 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Panther Burn may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 38765

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Mississippi ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 38765

What city is ZIP code 38765 in?
38765 serves Panther Burn, Mississippi, in Sharkey County, United States.
What is the population of 38765?
About 180 people live in ZIP code 38765, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±151. That works out to roughly 24 people per square mile.
Is 38765 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 12.5%, and the median age is 36.7. The average commute is 22.6 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 38765 in?
38765 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 38765?
ZIP code 38765 covers 7.547 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 38765 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 38765 reads as a rural area. It holds 24 people per square mile across 7.547 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 38765?
The average one-way commute from 38765 takes about 22.6 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 38765?
About 56 residents of 38765 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 53.8% and the unemployment rate is 12.5%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 38765?
Accommodation in and around Panther Burn, MS ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 38765 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Panther Burn as the primary place and Sharkey County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 38765 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 38765. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 38765, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.