ZIP code · Lamar · Mississippi · United States
ZIP code 38642 — Lamar
ZIP code 38642 serves Lamar, Mississippi.
- Postal code
- 38642Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Lamar
- County
- Marshall FIPS 28093
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9271, -89.3163 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,085 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 28 / sq mi
- Land area
- 75.3 sq mi (195.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $58,857
- Per-capita income
- $27,769
- Median age
- 36.8
- Households
- 732
- Housing units
- 782
- Median home value
- $116,200
- Median gross rent
- $639 / month
- Congressional district
- MS-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 662 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 38642
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 29°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Avg low °F | 29 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HOLLY SPRINGS 4 N (9.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 38642
- 2 schools
- 1 parks
- 10 places of worship
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page