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38061

ZIP 38061 is Pocahontas, Tennessee, mostly in McNairy County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McNairy +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,138
Coordinates
35.0684, -88.7709
☼ Live from 38061 — Pocahontas, TN

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Where 38061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38061
  • 🔢 Type 38061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,061 = 3 × 3 × 4229. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38060 (Oakland, TN, 43 mi away) and 38063 (Ripley, TN, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38061 becomes 16083, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01368, 01863, 03816, 03861, 06138, 06183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83610 in Cambridge, ID, 1,617 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯630 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38061 and you would come out at 35.07°S, 91.23°E — 1,432 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 68.7 square miles of land, 38061 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,138This ZIP1,138
Households422This ZIP422
Housing units530This ZIP530
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$38,047This ZIP$38,047Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$155,400This ZIP$155,400Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density16.6 / sq miThis ZIP16.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$1,019,000This ZIP$1,019,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$15,966,000This ZIP$15,966,000

Land area

Land area68.72 sq miThis ZIP68.72 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Counties 38061 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McNairy County 71.5%
Hardeman County 28.5%

Other place names in 38061

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

ZIP codes near 38061

ZIPCityDistance
38367 Ramer, TN 8.4 mi
38052 Middleton, TN 8.4 mi
38393 Chewalla, TN 8.6 mi
38683 Walnut, MS 10.4 mi
38044 Hornsby, TN 10.4 mi
38375 Selmer, TN 12.2 mi
38339 Guys, TN 14.5 mi
38067 Saulsbury, TN 15.3 mi
38674 Tiplersville, MS 15.4 mi
38834 Corinth, MS 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38061?

38061 is in Pocahontas, Tennessee, in McNairy County. Its published point location is 35.0684, -88.7709.

What county is 38061 in?

38061 spans 2 counties: McNairy County and Hardeman County. Most of it falls in McNairy 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 38061?

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

What time zone is 38061 in?

38061 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38061?

About 1,138 people live in ZIP code 38061, in 422 households, at 16.6 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 38061?

$38,047 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38061?

The closest are 38367 (8.4 mi), 38052 (8.4 mi), 38393 (8.6 mi), 38683 (10.4 mi) and 38044 (10.4 mi).

Is 38061 a PO Box ZIP code?

38061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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