Braxton is a village in Simpson County, Mississippi, home to about 189 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 39044.
Homes sold for a median of $131 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Braxton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)140 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA135 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX356 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Braxton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Braxton had 186 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 360th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Simpson County grew from 12,800 residents in 1900 to 25,949 in 2020.
Simpson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 57.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, D'Lo 2 Sw, MS weather station (4 miles away).
5,608 jobs at 444 businesses in Simpson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Braxton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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| Mental health providers | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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