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38012

ZIP 38012 is Brownsville, Tennessee, in Haywood County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Haywood
Metro area
none
Population
13,031
Coordinates
35.6100, -89.2706
☼ Live from 38012 — Brownsville, TN

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Where 38012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38012
  • 🔢 Type 38012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,012 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 17 × 43. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010001111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38011 (Brighton, TN, 27 mi away) and 38014 (Brunswick, TN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38012 becomes 21083, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 1,356 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯586 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38012 and you would come out at 35.61°S, 90.73°E — 1,403 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 272.8 square miles of land, 38012 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 207 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,031This ZIP13,031
Households5,373This ZIP5,373
Housing units6,031This ZIP6,031
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$45,974This ZIP$45,974Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$161,500This ZIP$161,500Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$759This ZIP$759Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density47.8 / sq miThis ZIP47.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments260This ZIP260
Employees3,754This ZIP3,754
Annual payroll$186,053,000This ZIP$186,053,000
Tax returns filed6,050This ZIP6,050
Total adjusted gross income$297,493,000This ZIP$297,493,000

Land area

Land area272.79 sq miThis ZIP272.79 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Other place names in 38012

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

ZIP codes near 38012

ZIPCityDistance
38006 Bells, TN 11.7 mi
38069 Stanton, TN 12.0 mi
38050 Maury City, TN 14.5 mi
38037 Gates, TN 14.8 mi
38001 Alamo, TN 15.8 mi
38391 Denmark, TN 16.2 mi
38336 Fruitvale, TN 16.4 mi
38075 Whiteville, TN 16.8 mi
38392 Mercer, TN 17.2 mi
38337 Gadsden, TN 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38012?

38012 is in Brownsville, Tennessee, in Haywood County. Its published point location is 35.6100, -89.2706.

What county is 38012 in?

38012 lies in Haywood County.

What area code is 38012?

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

What time zone is 38012 in?

38012 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38012?

About 13,031 people live in ZIP code 38012, in 5,373 households, at 47.8 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 38012?

$45,974 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38012?

The closest are 38006 (11.7 mi), 38069 (12 mi), 38050 (14.5 mi), 38037 (14.8 mi) and 38001 (15.8 mi).

Is 38012 a PO Box ZIP code?

38012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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