38047
ZIP 38047 is Lenox, Tennessee, in Dyer County; area code 731; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Dyer
- Metro area
- Dyersburg, TN
- Population
- 205
- Coordinates
- 36.0657, -89.5471
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Where 38047 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.
- 🔢 Type 38047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 38047 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001010010011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38046 (La Grange, TN, 72 mi away) and 38048 (Macon, TN, 63 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38047 becomes 74083 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wann, OK, 349 miles away.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83704 in Boise, ID, 1,504 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
- 🎯556 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38047 and you would come out at 36.07°S, 90.45°E — 1,370 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 38047 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 205This ZIP205 |
|---|---|
| Households | 35This ZIP35 |
| Housing units | 57This ZIP57 |
| Median age | 17.6This ZIP17.6Tennessee38.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $58,438This ZIP$58,438Tennessee$69,595US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min |
| Population density | 13.6 / sq miThis ZIP13.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.04 sq miThis ZIP15.04 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 38047
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 38047
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38030 | Finley, TN | 6.8 mi |
38007 | Bogota, TN | 9.1 mi |
38025 | Dyersburg, TN | 9.3 mi |
38024 | Dyersburg, TN | 9.3 mi |
63830 | Caruthersville, MO | 9.3 mi |
38080 | Ridgely, TN | 9.9 mi |
38040 | Halls, TN | 13.4 mi |
63839 | Cooter, MO | 14.7 mi |
63851 | Hayti, MO | 16.4 mi |
63877 | Steele, MO | 16.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38047?
38047 is in Lenox, Tennessee, in Dyer County, part of the Dyersburg, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0657, -89.5471.
What county is 38047 in?
38047 lies in Dyer County.
What area code is 38047?
Lenox uses area code 731, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38047 in?
38047 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38047?
About 205 people live in ZIP code 38047, in 35 households, at 13.6 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 38047?
$58,438 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.
What ZIP codes are near 38047?
The closest are 38030 (6.8 mi), 38007 (9.1 mi), 38025 (9.3 mi), 38024 (9.3 mi) and 63830 (9.3 mi).
Is 38047 a PO Box ZIP code?
38047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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