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37144

ZIP 37144 is Petersburg, Tennessee, mostly in Lincoln County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln +4 more
Metro area
Fayetteville, TN
Population
2,892
Coordinates
35.3051, -86.6559
☼ Live from 37144 — Petersburg, TN

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Where 37144 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37144
  • 🔢 Type 37144 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhILE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 4643. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37143 (Pegram, TN, 60 mi away) and 37145 (Pleasant Shade, TN, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37144 becomes 44173, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13744, 14437, 14743, 17344, 31744, 34471, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13744 in Castle Creek, NY, 751 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯723 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37144 and you would come out at 35.31°S, 93.34°E — 1,313 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 130.6 square miles of land, 37144 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,892This ZIP2,892
Households1,360This ZIP1,360
Housing units1,446This ZIP1,446
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,620This ZIP$64,620Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$238,100This ZIP$238,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,315This ZIP$1,315Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute37.1 minThis ZIP37.1 min
Population density22.1 / sq miThis ZIP22.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees108This ZIP108
Annual payroll$5,815,000This ZIP$5,815,000
Tax returns filed1,440This ZIP1,440
Total adjusted gross income$100,511,000This ZIP$100,511,000

Land area

Land area130.61 sq miThis ZIP130.61 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 37144 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln County 58.8%
Marshall County 28.0%
Bedford County 8.3%
Moore County 3.3%
Giles County 1.7%

Other place names in 37144

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ZIP codes near 37144

ZIPCityDistance
37019 Belfast, TN 6.6 mi
37047 Cornersville, TN 9.9 mi
37334 Fayetteville, TN 10.6 mi
38459 Frankewing, TN 11.4 mi
37160 Shelbyville, TN 14.2 mi
37091 Lewisburg, TN 14.2 mi
38453 Dellrose, TN 15.7 mi
37359 Mulberry, TN 15.8 mi
37161 Shelbyville, TN 16.5 mi
37352 Lynchburg, TN 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37144?

37144 is in Petersburg, Tennessee, in Lincoln County, part of the Fayetteville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3051, -86.6559.

What county is 37144 in?

37144 spans 5 counties: Lincoln County, Marshall County, Bedford County, Moore County and Giles County. Most of it falls in Lincoln 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 37144?

Petersburg uses area code 931, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 37144 in?

37144 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 37144?

About 2,892 people live in ZIP code 37144, in 1,360 households, at 22.1 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 37144?

$64,620 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37144?

The closest are 37019 (6.6 mi), 37047 (9.9 mi), 37334 (10.6 mi), 38459 (11.4 mi) and 37160 (14.2 mi).

Is 37144 a PO Box ZIP code?

37144 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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