Clara is a community in Wayne County, Mississippi, home to about 540 people across 3.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39324, and parts of 39367 are in Clara too.
Homes sold for a median of $99 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in Clara
Mostly Waynesboro; part is in Clara
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Clara. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pensacola International Airport (PNS)121 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport (PIB)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA134 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX419 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Clara; 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.
Clara had 386 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2010.
It’s the 258th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Wayne County grew from 12,539 residents in 1900 to 19,779 in 2020.
Wayne 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 60.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waynesboro 2 W, MS weather station (about a mile away).
4,711 jobs at 350 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Waynesboro.
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