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38002

ZIP 38002 is Arlington, Tennessee, mostly in Shelby County; area code 901; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby +1 more
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
43,882
Coordinates
35.2920, -89.7022
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Where 38002 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 38002
  • 🔢 Type 38002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,002 = 2 × 19001. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38001 (Alamo, TN, 48 mi away) and 38004 (Atoka, TN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38002 becomes 20083, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00823, 02038, 02830, 03082, 03280, 03802, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00823 in Christiansted, VI, 1,953 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯578 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38002 and you would come out at 35.29°S, 90.30°E — 1,404 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 116.3 square miles of land, 38002 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,882This ZIP43,882
Households15,248This ZIP15,248
Housing units15,690This ZIP15,690
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$116,895This ZIP$116,895Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$399,300This ZIP$399,300Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,753This ZIP$1,753Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%This ZIP45.8%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density377.3 / sq miThis ZIP377.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments593This ZIP593
Employees7,080This ZIP7,080
Annual payroll$354,656,000This ZIP$354,656,000
Tax returns filed20,500This ZIP20,500
Total adjusted gross income$2,154,195,000This ZIP$2,154,195,000

Land area

Land area116.30 sq miThis ZIP116.30 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 38002 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 86.9%
Fayette County 13.2%

Other place names in 38002

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ZIP codes near 38002

ZIPCityDistance
38014 Brunswick, TN 4.1 mi
38036 Gallaway, TN 5.3 mi
38133 Memphis, TN 7.6 mi
38029 Ellendale, TN 7.7 mi
38016 Cordova, TN 8.3 mi
38028 Eads, TN 8.5 mi
38004 Atoka, TN 8.9 mi
38135 Memphis, TN 9.0 mi
38054 Millington, TN 10.2 mi
38088 Cordova, TN 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38002?

38002 is in Arlington, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2920, -89.7022.

What county is 38002 in?

38002 spans 2 counties: Shelby County and Fayette County. Most of it falls in Shelby 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 38002?

Arlington uses area code 901, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38002 in?

38002 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38002?

About 43,882 people live in ZIP code 38002, in 15,248 households, at 377.3 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 38002?

$116,895 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38002?

The closest are 38014 (4.1 mi), 38036 (5.3 mi), 38133 (7.6 mi), 38029 (7.7 mi) and 38016 (8.3 mi).

Is 38002 a PO Box ZIP code?

38002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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