Gloster is a town in Amite County, Mississippi, home to about 952 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39638.
Homes sold for a median of $53 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 Gloster. 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)91 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX283 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gloster; 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.
Gloster had 897 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 204th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Amite County grew from 20,708 residents in 1900 to 12,720 in 2020.
Amite 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 37°F. About 61.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Liberty, MS weather station (6 miles away).
1,551 jobs at 197 businesses in Amite County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gloster.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| 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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