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38079

ZIP 38079 is Tiptonville, Tennessee, mostly in Lake County; area code 731; Central time.

Upside down on a calculator, 38079 reads GLOBE.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,262
Coordinates
36.4133, -89.4692
☼ Live from 38079 — Tiptonville, TN

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Where 38079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38079
  • 🔢 Type 38079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOBE — a real word! rare
  • ➕ As a number, 38,079 = 3 × 3 × 4231. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38077 (Wynnburg, TN, 6 mi away) and 38080 (Ridgely, TN, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38079 becomes 97083, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03897, 07839, 07938, 08739, 09738, 09837, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09837 in FPO AE, a military post office, 7,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯548 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38079 and you would come out at 36.41°S, 90.53°E — 1,355 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 110.5 square miles of land, 38079 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,262This ZIP4,262
Households1,126This ZIP1,126
Housing units1,442This ZIP1,442
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$27,500This ZIP$27,500Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$119,900This ZIP$119,900Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$510This ZIP$510Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%This ZIP8.3%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density38.6 / sq miThis ZIP38.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees368This ZIP368
Annual payroll$13,982,000This ZIP$13,982,000
Tax returns filed1,210This ZIP1,210
Total adjusted gross income$56,810,000This ZIP$56,810,000

Land area

Land area110.50 sq miThis ZIP110.50 sq mi
Water area22.20 sq miThis ZIP22.20 sq mi

Counties 38079 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lake County 84.8%
Fulton County 15.2%

Other place names in 38079

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ZIP codes near 38079

ZIPCityDistance
38077 Wynnburg, TN 5.9 mi
38254 Samburg, TN 7.3 mi
38232 Hornbeak, TN 8.9 mi
63873 Portageville, MO 10.8 mi
63866 Marston, MO 11.0 mi
38271 Woodland Mills, TN 13.5 mi
63869 New Madrid, MO 13.5 mi
38240 Obion, TN 14.3 mi
38260 Troy, TN 14.5 mi
38080 Ridgely, TN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38079?

38079 is in Tiptonville, Tennessee, in Lake County. Its published point location is 36.4133, -89.4692.

What county is 38079 in?

38079 spans 2 counties: Lake County and Fulton County. Most of it falls in Lake 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 38079?

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

What time zone is 38079 in?

38079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38079?

About 4,262 people live in ZIP code 38079, in 1,126 households, at 38.6 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 38079?

$27,500 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38079?

The closest are 38077 (5.9 mi), 38254 (7.3 mi), 38232 (8.9 mi), 63873 (10.8 mi) and 63866 (11 mi).

Is 38079 a PO Box ZIP code?

38079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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