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38046

ZIP 38046 is La Grange, Tennessee, in Fayette County; area code 901; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fayette
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
11
Coordinates
35.0460, -89.2441
☼ Live from 38046 — La Grange, TN

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Where 38046 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 38046
  • 🔢 Type 38046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,046 = 2 × 3 × 17 × 373. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38045 (Laconia, TN, 17 mi away) and 38047 (Lenox, TN, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38046 becomes 64083 — and that is a real ZIP code: Raymore, MO, 387 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03468, 03846, 03864, 04683, 04863, 06384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83604 in Bruneau, ID, 1,510 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯609 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38046 and you would come out at 35.05°S, 90.76°E — 1,434 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 0.088 square miles of land, 38046 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 43 football fields.
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People and housing

Population11This ZIP11
Households7This ZIP7
Housing units7This ZIP7
Median age59.2This ZIP59.2Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median home value$362,500This ZIP$362,500Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher45.5%This ZIP45.5%
Population density125.0 / sq miThis ZIP125.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38046

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

ZIP codes near 38046

ZIPCityDistance
38039 Grand Junction, TN 3.4 mi
38647 Michigan City, MS 5.8 mi
38057 Moscow, TN 6.5 mi
38042 Hickory Valley, TN 9.6 mi
38642 Lamar, MS 10.8 mi
38067 Saulsbury, TN 11.7 mi
38076 Williston, TN 13.7 mi
38603 Ashland, MS 14.8 mi
38048 Macon, TN 15.2 mi
38068 Somerville, TN 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38046?

38046 is in La Grange, Tennessee, in Fayette County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0460, -89.2441.

What county is 38046 in?

38046 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 38046?

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

What time zone is 38046 in?

38046 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38046?

About 11 people live in ZIP code 38046, in 7 households, at 125.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 38046?

The closest are 38039 (3.4 mi), 38647 (5.8 mi), 38057 (6.5 mi), 38042 (9.6 mi) and 38642 (10.8 mi).

Is 38046 a PO Box ZIP code?

38046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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