ZIP Code 38685

38685 is one of Mississippi's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Waterford, Lafayette County.

City: Waterford
County: Lafayette County
State: Mississippi
Prefix: 386xx

Where this code sits

38685 is part of the 386xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Waterford.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 38685 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 38685

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 38685.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 38601	11 mi	Abbeville, MS
ZIP code 38677	14 mi	University, MS
ZIP code 38675	15 mi	Tula, MS
ZIP code 38635	16 mi	Holly Springs, MS
ZIP code 38638	16 mi	Independence, MS
ZIP code 38668	17 mi	Senatobia, MS
ZIP code 38655	17 mi	Oxford, MS
ZIP code 38619	17 mi	Como, MS

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 38685, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 38685. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.