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38053

ZIP 38053 is in Millington, Tennessee, mostly in Shelby County; area code 901; Central time. Millington has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 38054, 38055 and 38083.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby +1 more
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
25,303
Coordinates
35.3281, -89.9408
☼ Live from 38053 — Millington, TN

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Where 38053 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 38053
  • 🔢 Type 38053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 38053 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38052 (Middleton, TN, 60 mi away) and 38054 (Millington, TN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38053 becomes 35083 — and that is a real ZIP code: Holly Pond, AL, 205 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03583, 03835, 03853, 05833, 08353, 08533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83530 in Grangeville, ID, 1,541 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯566 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38053 and you would come out at 35.33°S, 90.06°E — 1,394 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 162.4 square miles of land, 38053 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 123 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,303This ZIP25,303
Households10,021This ZIP10,021
Housing units10,900This ZIP10,900
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$58,194This ZIP$58,194Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$221,900This ZIP$221,900Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,161This ZIP$1,161Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density155.8 / sq miThis ZIP155.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments429This ZIP429
Employees5,868This ZIP5,868
Annual payroll$223,571,000This ZIP$223,571,000
Tax returns filed12,600This ZIP12,600
Total adjusted gross income$770,176,000This ZIP$770,176,000

Land area

Land area162.40 sq miThis ZIP162.40 sq mi
Water area9.68 sq miThis ZIP9.68 sq mi

Counties 38053 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 92.9%
Tipton County 7.1%

Other place names in 38053

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

ZIP codes near 38053

ZIPCityDistance
38055 Millington, TN 2.6 mi
38054 Millington, TN 3.8 mi
38128 Memphis, TN 7.2 mi
38127 Memphis, TN 7.6 mi
38135 Memphis, TN 8.1 mi
38029 Ellendale, TN 8.9 mi
38083 Millington, TN 8.9 mi
38124 Memphis, TN 8.9 mi
38130 Memphis, TN 8.9 mi
38136 Memphis, TN 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38053?

38053 is in Millington, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3281, -89.9408.

What county is 38053 in?

38053 spans 2 counties: Shelby County and Tipton 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 38053?

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

What time zone is 38053 in?

38053 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38053?

About 25,303 people live in ZIP code 38053, in 10,021 households, at 155.8 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 38053?

$58,194 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38053?

The closest are 38055 (2.6 mi), 38054 (3.8 mi), 38128 (7.2 mi), 38127 (7.6 mi) and 38135 (8.1 mi).

Is 38053 a PO Box ZIP code?

38053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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