ZIP code · Waterford · Mississippi · United States

ZIP code 38685 — Waterford

ZIP code 38685 serves Waterford, Mississippi.

Postal code
38685
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Waterford
County
Lafayette FIPS 28071
State
Mississippi
Country
United States
Coordinates
34.5476, -89.6129 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
983 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
12 / sq mi
Land area
83.7 sq mi (216.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$45,972
Per-capita income
$47,962
Median age
63.7
Households
493
Housing units
595
Congressional district
MS-1 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
8a (10 to 15 °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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 91°F), coldest Jan (avg low 31°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F525766748289919186766455
Avg low °F313441495967706962494033
Precip in5.15.85.66.35.35.24.33.94.04.14.36.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: UNIVERSITY (13.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 38685

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.

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