Ovett is a community in Jones County, Mississippi, home to about 333 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 39464.
Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ovett. 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)125 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport (PIB)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX395 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ovett; 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 311th largest of 420 towns in Mississippi by population.
Jones County grew from 17,846 residents in 1900 to 67,246 in 2020.
Jones County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 59.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laurel, MS weather station (15 miles away).
23,634 jobs at 1,306 businesses in Jones 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 Ovett.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
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