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38109

ZIP 38109 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
42,452
Coordinates
35.0379, -90.1542
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Where 38109 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38109
  • 🔢 Type 38109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,109 = 3 × 12703. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38108 (Memphis, TN, 14 mi away) and 38111 (Memphis, TN, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38109 becomes 90183, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01938, 01983, 03819, 08319, 09138, 09183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09831 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,315 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯568 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38109 and you would come out at 35.04°S, 89.85°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 48m.
  • 📏 At 56.2 square miles of land, 38109 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,452This ZIP42,452
Households16,616This ZIP16,616
Housing units18,865This ZIP18,865
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$37,496This ZIP$37,496Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$80,400This ZIP$80,400Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,040This ZIP$1,040Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density755.7 / sq miThis ZIP755.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments312This ZIP312
Employees6,144This ZIP6,144
Annual payroll$399,350,000This ZIP$399,350,000
Tax returns filed19,710This ZIP19,710
Total adjusted gross income$644,177,000This ZIP$644,177,000

Land area

Land area56.18 sq miThis ZIP56.18 sq mi
Water area5.75 sq miThis ZIP5.75 sq mi

Other place names in 38109

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ZIP codes near 38109

ZIPCityDistance
38113 Memphis, TN 4.6 mi
38686 Walls, MS 5.5 mi
38680 Walls, MS 5.6 mi
72301 West Memphis, AR 6.8 mi
72303 West Memphis, AR 7.7 mi
38106 Memphis, TN 7.8 mi
38116 Memphis, TN 8.2 mi
38637 Horn Lake, MS 8.5 mi
38126 Memphis, TN 8.8 mi
38641 Lake Cormorant, MS 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38109?

38109 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0379, -90.1542.

What county is 38109 in?

38109 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38109?

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

What time zone is 38109 in?

38109 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38109?

About 42,452 people live in ZIP code 38109, in 16,616 households, at 755.7 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 38109?

$37,496 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38109?

The closest are 38113 (4.6 mi), 38686 (5.5 mi), 38680 (5.6 mi), 72301 (6.8 mi) and 72303 (7.7 mi).

Is 38109 a PO Box ZIP code?

38109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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