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38040

ZIP 38040 is Halls, Tennessee, mostly in Lauderdale County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lauderdale +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,416
Coordinates
35.8791, -89.4829
☼ Live from 38040 — Halls, TN

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Where 38040 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 38040
  • 🔢 Type 38040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 317. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38039 (Grand Junction, TN, 59 mi away) and 38041 (Henning, TN, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38040 becomes 04083 — and that is a real ZIP code: Springvale, ME, 1,119 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03048, 03084, 03804, 03840, 04038, 04083, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34008 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,932 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯566 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38040 and you would come out at 35.88°S, 90.52°E — 1,382 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 131.3 square miles of land, 38040 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 100 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,416This ZIP4,416
Households2,100This ZIP2,100
Housing units2,280This ZIP2,280
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,833This ZIP$49,833Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$148,800This ZIP$148,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$654This ZIP$654Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density33.6 / sq miThis ZIP33.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments70This ZIP70
Employees622This ZIP622
Annual payroll$29,645,000This ZIP$29,645,000
Tax returns filed2,000This ZIP2,000
Total adjusted gross income$130,127,000This ZIP$130,127,000

Land area

Land area131.32 sq miThis ZIP131.32 sq mi
Water area7.82 sq miThis ZIP7.82 sq mi

Counties 38040 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lauderdale County 71.1%
Crockett County 19.9%
Dyer County 9.0%

Other place names in 38040

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

ZIP codes near 38040

ZIPCityDistance
38037 Gates, TN 7.4 mi
38030 Finley, TN 10.5 mi
38025 Dyersburg, TN 12.0 mi
38024 Dyersburg, TN 12.2 mi
38063 Ripley, TN 12.3 mi
38047 Lenox, TN 13.4 mi
38070 Tigrett, TN 13.8 mi
38034 Friendship, TN 14.2 mi
38050 Maury City, TN 15.0 mi
38021 Crockett Mills, TN 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38040?

38040 is in Halls, Tennessee, in Lauderdale County. Its published point location is 35.8791, -89.4829.

What county is 38040 in?

38040 spans 3 counties: Lauderdale County, Crockett County and Dyer County. Most of it falls in Lauderdale 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 38040?

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

What time zone is 38040 in?

38040 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38040?

About 4,416 people live in ZIP code 38040, in 2,100 households, at 33.6 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 38040?

$49,833 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38040?

The closest are 38037 (7.4 mi), 38030 (10.5 mi), 38025 (12 mi), 38024 (12.2 mi) and 38063 (12.3 mi).

Is 38040 a PO Box ZIP code?

38040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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