Goodman is a town in Attala County, Mississippi, home to about 1,177 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 39079.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)142 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN146 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX390 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Goodman; 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.
Goodman had 1,258 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 183rd largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Attala County grew from 26,248 residents in 1900 to 17,889 in 2020.
Attala County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 56.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lexington, MS weather station (11 miles away).
4,585 jobs at 345 businesses in Attala 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 Goodman.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Libraries
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 Holmes County Consolidated. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPE SchoolGoodman | K–5 | 191 | Public | 4.1 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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