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38068

ZIP 38068 is Somerville, Tennessee, in Fayette County; area code 901; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fayette
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
10,427
Coordinates
35.2584, -89.3352
☼ Live from 38068 — Somerville, TN

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Where 38068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38068
  • 🔢 Type 38068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,068 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 307. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38067 (Saulsbury, TN, 21 mi away) and 38069 (Stanton, TN, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38068 becomes 86083, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03868, 03886, 06388, 06838, 06883, 08638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83860 in Sagle, ID, 1,649 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯596 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38068 and you would come out at 35.26°S, 90.66°E — 1,419 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 258.7 square miles of land, 38068 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 196 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,427This ZIP10,427
Households3,948This ZIP3,948
Housing units4,389This ZIP4,389
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,732This ZIP$64,732Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$286,800This ZIP$286,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$796This ZIP$796Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density40.3 / sq miThis ZIP40.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments215This ZIP215
Employees3,748This ZIP3,748
Annual payroll$172,414,000This ZIP$172,414,000
Tax returns filed4,910This ZIP4,910
Total adjusted gross income$335,589,000This ZIP$335,589,000

Land area

Land area258.73 sq miThis ZIP258.73 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 38068

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

ZIP codes near 38068

ZIPCityDistance
38045 Laconia, TN 6.2 mi
38010 Braden, TN 8.9 mi
38060 Oakland, TN 10.2 mi
38048 Macon, TN 11.1 mi
38076 Williston, TN 11.9 mi
38075 Whiteville, TN 12.7 mi
38042 Hickory Valley, TN 13.4 mi
38069 Stanton, TN 13.8 mi
38057 Moscow, TN 14.3 mi
38049 Mason, TN 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38068?

38068 is in Somerville, Tennessee, in Fayette County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2584, -89.3352.

What county is 38068 in?

38068 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 38068?

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

What time zone is 38068 in?

38068 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38068?

About 10,427 people live in ZIP code 38068, in 3,948 households, at 40.3 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 38068?

$64,732 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38068?

The closest are 38045 (6.2 mi), 38010 (8.9 mi), 38060 (10.2 mi), 38048 (11.1 mi) and 38076 (11.9 mi).

Is 38068 a PO Box ZIP code?

38068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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