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38001

ZIP 38001 is Alamo, Tennessee, in Crockett County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crockett
Metro area
Jackson, TN
Population
4,156
Coordinates
35.8162, -89.1494
☼ Live from 38001 — Alamo, TN

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Where 38001 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38001
  • 🔢 Type 38001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,001 = 3 × 53 × 239. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37998 (Knoxville, TN, 302 mi away) and 38002 (Arlington, TN, 48 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38001 becomes 10083, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00831, 01038, 01083, 01380, 01803, 01830, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00831 in St John, VI, 1,915 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯584 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38001 and you would come out at 35.82°S, 90.85°E — 1,397 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 67.4 square miles of land, 38001 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,156This ZIP4,156
Households1,691This ZIP1,691
Housing units1,939This ZIP1,939
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$53,438This ZIP$53,438Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$159,200This ZIP$159,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density61.7 / sq miThis ZIP61.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments107This ZIP107
Employees1,101This ZIP1,101
Annual payroll$53,607,000This ZIP$53,607,000
Tax returns filed1,950This ZIP1,950
Total adjusted gross income$103,047,000This ZIP$103,047,000

Land area

Land area67.37 sq miThis ZIP67.37 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 38001

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 38001

ZIPCityDistance
38021 Crockett Mills, TN 4.2 mi
38050 Maury City, TN 4.4 mi
38337 Gadsden, TN 7.2 mi
38336 Fruitvale, TN 8.0 mi
38034 Friendship, TN 8.2 mi
38006 Bells, TN 9.1 mi
38070 Tigrett, TN 10.2 mi
38331 Eaton, TN 10.6 mi
38343 Humboldt, TN 12.4 mi
38382 Trenton, TN 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38001?

38001 is in Alamo, Tennessee, in Crockett County, part of the Jackson, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8162, -89.1494.

What county is 38001 in?

38001 lies in Crockett County.

What area code is 38001?

Alamo uses area code 731, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38001 in?

38001 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38001?

About 4,156 people live in ZIP code 38001, in 1,691 households, at 61.7 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 38001?

$53,438 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38001?

The closest are 38021 (4.2 mi), 38050 (4.4 mi), 38337 (7.2 mi), 38336 (8 mi) and 38034 (8.2 mi).

Is 38001 a PO Box ZIP code?

38001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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