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37048

ZIP 37048 is Cottontown, Tennessee, mostly in Sumner County; area codes 615 and 629; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sumner +1 more
Population
6,380
Coordinates
36.4904, -86.5911
☼ Live from 37048 — Cottontown, TN

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Where 37048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37048
  • 🔢 Type 37048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 421. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000010111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37047 (Cornersville, TN, 82 mi away) and 37049 (Cross Plains, TN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37048 becomes 84073 — and that is a real ZIP code: Talmage, UT, 1,313 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83704 in Boise, ID, 1,636 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯690 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37048 and you would come out at 36.49°S, 93.41°E — 1,317 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 46.4 square miles of land, 37048 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,380This ZIP6,380
Households2,404This ZIP2,404
Housing units2,513This ZIP2,513
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$100,446This ZIP$100,446Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$434,400This ZIP$434,400Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density137.5 / sq miThis ZIP137.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees207This ZIP207
Annual payroll$16,816,000This ZIP$16,816,000
Tax returns filed3,160This ZIP3,160
Total adjusted gross income$276,879,000This ZIP$276,879,000

Land area

Land area46.42 sq miThis ZIP46.42 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 37048 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sumner County 95.8%
Robertson County 4.3%

Other place names in 37048

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ZIP codes near 37048

ZIPCityDistance
37188 White House, TN 5.0 mi
37049 Cross Plains, TN 7.1 mi
37148 Portland, TN 7.9 mi
37066 Gallatin, TN 9.8 mi
37119 Mitchellville, TN 10.2 mi
37075 Hendersonville, TN 10.4 mi
37141 Orlinda, TN 10.5 mi
37152 Ridgetop, TN 11.8 mi
37072 Goodlettsville, TN 12.9 mi
37077 Hendersonville, TN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37048?

37048 is in Cottontown, Tennessee, in Sumner County, part of the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4904, -86.5911.

What county is 37048 in?

37048 spans 2 counties: Sumner County and Robertson County. Most of it falls in Sumner County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 37048?

Cottontown uses area codes 615 and 629, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 37048 in?

37048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 37048?

About 6,380 people live in ZIP code 37048, in 2,404 households, at 137.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 37048?

$100,446 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37048?

The closest are 37188 (5 mi), 37049 (7.1 mi), 37148 (7.9 mi), 37066 (9.8 mi) and 37119 (10.2 mi).

Is 37048 a PO Box ZIP code?

37048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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