Golden is a town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, home to about 196 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 38847.
Homes sold for a median of $119 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Golden, part in Belmont
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Golden. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)104 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tupelo Regional Airport (TUP)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX507 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Golden; 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.
Golden had 192 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 354th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Itawamba County grew from 13,544 residents in 1900 to 23,863 in 2020.
Itawamba County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 62.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Iuka, MS weather station (19 miles away).
5,304 jobs at 400 businesses in Itawamba County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Golden.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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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.
Grocery stores
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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.
Public schools here are run by Itawamba County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Attendance CenterGolden | K–6 | 120 | Public | 11.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Belmont.
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.