ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Mississippi

ZIP Code 38801: Tupelo, MS

ZIP Code 38801 (Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi) has an estimated 29,858 residents in 11,583 households. The median household income is $62,946, the median home value is $197,100 and the median gross rent is $996/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

29,858

Margin of error ±1,486

Median household income

$62,946

Margin of error ±$7,085

Median home value

$197,100

Margin of error ±$12,118

Median gross rent

$996/mo

Margin of error ±$80

Median age

36.6 yrs

Margin of error ±1.5 yrs

Mean travel time to work

18.0 min

Margin of error ±2.3 min

How ZIP 38801 compares with Mississippi and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 3880136.6 yrsMississippi38.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 38801$62,946Mississippi$56,447United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 38801$32,638Mississippi$31,549United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 3880115.0%Mississippi18.9%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 388015.1%Mississippi5.8%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 3880128.4%Mississippi25.1%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 38801$197,100Mississippi$169,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 38801$996/moMississippi$954/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 3880162.3%Mississippi70.0%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 3880118.0 minMississippi25.6 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 388013.8%Mississippi5.9%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 38801

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 38801 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 38801	Margin of error	Mississippi	United States
Total population	29,858	±1,486	2,946,779	334,922,499
Median age	36.6 yrs	±1.5 yrs	38.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	11,583	±678	1,145,431	129,227,496
Median household income	$62,946	±$7,085	$56,447	$80,734
Per capita income	$32,638	±$2,109	$31,549	$44,673
Poverty rate	15.0%	±2.6 pts	18.9%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	±1.6 pts	5.8%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.4%	±2.9 pts	25.1%	35.7%
Median home value	$197,100	±$12,118	$169,800	$332,700
Median gross rent	$996/mo	±$80	$954/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	62.3%	±3.2 pts	70.0%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	18.0 min	±2.3 min	25.6 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	3.8%	±1.1 pts	5.9%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 38801
Group	ZIP 38801	Mississippi	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	44.0%	55.2%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	45.6%	36.3%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5.2%	3.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 38801 is

State: Mississippi
Main county: Lee County— also overlaps Pontotoc County
Largest overlapping place: Tupelo (37% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 72.98 sq mi· about 409 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Lee County

38804 Tupelo, MS 38849 Lee County, MS 38857 Lee County, MS 38862 Lee County, MS 38866 Lee County, MS 38868 Lee County, MS 38879 Verona, MS

See every ZIP code in Mississippi, or compare ZIP 38801 with another ZIP code.

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.