What ZIP codes does Mississippi use for mail and package delivery?

Mississippi (MS) operates within the 5-digit ZIP prefix range 386xx–397xx. Mail routed to state capital Jackson and key regional centers such as Jackson, Gulfport, Southaven adheres to these official USPS boundaries.

Which telephone area codes are valid for Mississippi?

Mississippi is served by 4 active North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) area codes: 228, 601, 662, 769. Synthetic telephone numbers for Mississippi use those area codes with a 555 exchange, which is reserved for fictitious use.

How many counties are in Mississippi?

Mississippi is divided into 82 counties, including major administrative regions such as Hinds, Harrison, DeSoto, Rankin. Generated street addresses use those names.

What postal formatting conventions and addressing quirks are unique to Mississippi?

Historical county-maintained beat systems and state highway route markers (e.g., 'Old Hwy 61') across the Mississippi Delta agricultural flatlands. Gulf Coast recovery-zone postal restructuring across Harrison and Jackson counties spanning 386xx–397xx. All addresses generated on this platform format secondary unit designators (Apt, Ste, Fl) and street suffixes according to USPS CASS standards.

Are the Mississippi addresses generated on this page real places?

No. All street numbers, recipient names, and telephone numbers generated for Mississippi are entirely synthetic and randomized for software testing, database seed scripts, and form validation. They use Mississippi ZIP codes from public USPS data and real city names, but they do not correspond to real individuals or private residences.

Random Mississippi Address Generator

These addresses are randomly generated for software testing. They are not real people’s details: the street number, unit and recipient name are invented, and no record is checked for deliverability.

Randomly generated Mississippi mailing addresses for software testing, form validation and staging data. Each record pairs a real Mississippi city with a ZIP prefix that serves it and the county that city sits in, then adds a street number, a secondary unit designator and a recipient name that are invented.

Official Mississippi Postal & Geographic Reference Specifications

Geographic & Postal Parameter	Official State Specification	Standardization Reference
Postal State Abbreviation	MS	USPS Publication 28 & ISO 3166-2:US
5-Digit ZIP Prefix Range	386xx–397xx	USPS prefix-to-state assignment
Administrative Jurisdictions	82 Total Counties	US Census Bureau regional boundaries
Active Area Codes (NANPA)	`228, 601, 662, 769` (4 total)	North American Numbering Plan Administrator
State Capital	Jackson	US Census Bureau
Primary Time Zone	Central Time (America/Chicago, UTC-6 / UTC-5 DST)	IANA time zone database

Mississippi Postal Geography & Key Cities

ZIP codes and Sectional Center Facilities are derived from public USPS ZIP code data, area codes from the North American Numbering Plan, and county names from US Census Bureau records. Street numbers and recipient names are synthetic, and nothing is checked against an address-verification service.

Cities the generator draws from:

Jackson
Gulfport
Southaven
Biloxi
Hattiesburg

Key Counties & Administrative Jurisdictions

County boundaries determine local sales tax jurisdictions in Mississippi:

Hinds County
Harrison County
DeSoto County
Rankin County

Mississippi Area Codes (MS)

Generated phone numbers use the area codes listed in the reference table above, paired with a 555 exchange so no number can reach a real line. Generate Mississippi phone numbers.

Postal Delivery Standards & Format Nuances in Mississippi

Historical county-maintained beat systems and state highway route markers (e.g., 'Old Hwy 61') across the Mississippi Delta agricultural flatlands.
Gulf Coast recovery-zone postal restructuring across Harrison and Jackson counties spanning 386xx–397xx.
Rural route and PO Box delivery remains widespread outside the Jackson and Gulf Coast metros, so validation that demands a street number on every address line rejects addresses USPS delivers to daily.

Mississippi Address Examples in USPS Publication 28 Format

Residential Delivery Point:
100 Main St, Apt 4B Jackson, MS 39201-1204

Commercial / Multi-Unit Delivery Point:
Mississippi Logistics & Software Corp 500 Enterprise Way, Suite 300 Gulfport, MS 39501-4810

Frequently Asked Questions about Mississippi Addresses

What ZIP codes does Mississippi use for mail and package delivery?: Mississippi (MS) operates within the 5-digit ZIP prefix range 386xx–397xx. Mail routed to state capital Jackson and key regional centers such as Jackson, Gulfport, Southaven adheres to these official USPS boundaries.
Which telephone area codes are valid for Mississippi?: Mississippi is served by 4 active North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) area codes: 228, 601, 662, 769. Synthetic telephone numbers for Mississippi use those area codes with a 555 exchange, which is reserved for fictitious use.
How many counties are in Mississippi?: Mississippi is divided into 82 counties, including major administrative regions such as Hinds, Harrison, DeSoto, Rankin. Generated street addresses use those names.
What postal formatting conventions and addressing quirks are unique to Mississippi?: Historical county-maintained beat systems and state highway route markers (e.g., 'Old Hwy 61') across the Mississippi Delta agricultural flatlands. Gulf Coast recovery-zone postal restructuring across Harrison and Jackson counties spanning 386xx–397xx. All addresses generated on this platform format secondary unit designators (Apt, Ste, Fl) and street suffixes according to USPS CASS standards.
Are the Mississippi addresses generated on this page real places?: No. All street numbers, recipient names, and telephone numbers generated for Mississippi are entirely synthetic and randomized for software testing, database seed scripts, and form validation. They use Mississippi ZIP codes from public USPS data and real city names, but they do not correspond to real individuals or private residences.

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Mississippi ZIP Prefixes

The first three digits of a ZIP code place an address within Mississippi. These are the prefixes assigned to the state:

392xx, 395xx

Which processing facility sorts a given prefix is set by the current USPS labeling list L005 and changes as processing is consolidated, so it is not reproduced here. Look up a ZIP prefix to see its state and generate ZIP codes inside it.