ZIP Code 38871

38871 is one of Mississippi's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Thaxton, Pontotoc County.

City: Thaxton
County: Pontotoc County
State: Mississippi
Prefix: 388xx

Where this code sits

38871 is part of the 388xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Thaxton.

Thaxton Mississippi ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 38871 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 38871

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 38871.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 38841	8.2 mi	Ecru, MS
ZIP code 38874	8.3 mi	Toccopola, MS
ZIP code 38627	8.5 mi	Etta, MS
ZIP code 38864	11 mi	Randolph, MS
ZIP code 38863	12 mi	Pontotoc, MS
ZIP code 38820	12 mi	Algoma, MS
ZIP code 38652	15 mi	New Albany, MS
ZIP code 38650	16 mi	Myrtle, 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 38871, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 38871. 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.