39465
Petal, Mississippi.
Petal, Forrest County, MS · Hattiesburg, MS metro · population 22,882
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$556 (+93%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,321 +2%
- $214,565$219,886 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $34,286 +18%
- $185,600$219,886 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 39465$1,154
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 20 years.
Typical home values in zip 39465 rose 2.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 3 counties: Forrest County, MS 77% · Perry County, MS 23% · Jones County, MS 1%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Petal, MS — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 39465
Against the Hattiesburg, MS metro and the national benchmark.
- 39465$1,404
- Hattiesburg$1,303
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 39465
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 39465$219,886
- Hattiesburg$213,737
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 39401 | Hattiesburg | 42,531 | $1,159 | $139,984 |
| 11.5 | 39462 | New Augusta | 1,684 | — | $148,995 |
| 12.1 | 39459 | Moselle | 3,705 | — | $175,077 |
| 12.7 | 39464 | Ovett | 2,367 | — | $163,373 |
| 13.3 | 39402 | Hattiesburg | 44,620 | $1,404 | $277,372 |
| 16.3 | 39437 | Ellisville | 12,530 | — | $183,988 |
| 18.7 | 39475 | Purvis | 14,530 | $999 | $239,803 |
| 19.0 | 39476 | Richton | 6,600 | — | $163,170 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.