Bude is a town in Franklin County, Mississippi, home to about 947 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39630.
Homes sold for a median of $108 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bude. 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)107 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX294 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bude; 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.
Bude had 780 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 205th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Franklin County grew from 13,678 residents in 1900 to 7,675 in 2020.
Franklin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 61.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Meadville, MS weather station (2 miles away).
1,064 jobs at 131 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bude.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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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