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38106

ZIP 38106 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County; area code 901; Central time. Memphis has 61 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
20,962
Coordinates
35.1008, -90.0403
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Where 38106 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38106
  • 🔢 Type 38106 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,106 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 29 × 73. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38105 (Memphis, TN, 4 mi away) and 38107 (Memphis, TN, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38106 becomes 60183 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wasco, IL, 481 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 1,556 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯571 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38106 and you would come out at 35.10°S, 89.96°E — 1,402 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 10.3 square miles of land, 38106 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,962This ZIP20,962
Households8,640This ZIP8,640
Housing units11,226This ZIP11,226
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$30,232This ZIP$30,232Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$71,800This ZIP$71,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$952This ZIP$952Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density2,039.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,039.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments287This ZIP287
Employees6,724This ZIP6,724
Annual payroll$333,799,000This ZIP$333,799,000
Tax returns filed9,340This ZIP9,340
Total adjusted gross income$280,372,000This ZIP$280,372,000

Land area

Land area10.28 sq miThis ZIP10.28 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 38106

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ZIP codes near 38106

ZIPCityDistance
38126 Memphis, TN 1.8 mi
38104 Memphis, TN 3.0 mi
38132 Memphis, TN 3.1 mi
38114 Memphis, TN 3.1 mi
38101 Memphis, TN 3.4 mi
38148 Memphis, TN 3.4 mi
38150 Memphis, TN 3.4 mi
38159 Memphis, TN 3.4 mi
38173 Memphis, TN 3.4 mi
37544 Memphis, TN 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38106?

38106 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1008, -90.0403.

What county is 38106 in?

38106 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38106?

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

What time zone is 38106 in?

38106 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38106?

About 20,962 people live in ZIP code 38106, in 8,640 households, at 2,039.1 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 38106?

$30,232 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38106?

The closest are 38126 (1.8 mi), 38104 (3 mi), 38132 (3.1 mi), 38114 (3.1 mi) and 38101 (3.4 mi).

Is 38106 a PO Box ZIP code?

38106 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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