Fernwood is a community in Pike County, Mississippi, home to about 57 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39635, and parts of 39648 are in Fernwood too.
All in Fernwood
Mostly McComb; part is in Fernwood
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)82 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA83 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX312 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fernwood; 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.
It’s the 409th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Pike County grew from 27,545 residents in 1900 to 40,324 in 2020.
Pike County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 60.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mccomb/Pike Co/John E Lewis Ap, MS weather station (4 miles away).
12,937 jobs at 879 businesses in Pike 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.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 McComb and Magnolia.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.