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38116

ZIP 38116 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
40,061
Coordinates
35.0323, -90.0089
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Where 38116 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38116
  • 🔢 Type 38116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,116 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 733. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38115 (Memphis, TN, 8 mi away) and 38117 (Memphis, TN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38116 becomes 61183, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11368, 11386, 13618, 13681, 13861, 18631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83611 in Cascade, ID, 1,493 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯575 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38116 and you would come out at 35.03°S, 89.99°E — 1,407 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 19.6 square miles of land, 38116 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,061This ZIP40,061
Households15,599This ZIP15,599
Housing units18,546This ZIP18,546
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$42,183This ZIP$42,183Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$138,600This ZIP$138,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,059This ZIP$1,059Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density2,041.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,041.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments810This ZIP810
Employees16,796This ZIP16,796
Annual payroll$962,465,000This ZIP$962,465,000
Tax returns filed18,080This ZIP18,080
Total adjusted gross income$669,084,000This ZIP$669,084,000

Land area

Land area19.62 sq miThis ZIP19.62 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 38116

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ZIP codes near 38116

ZIPCityDistance
38131 Memphis, TN 2.5 mi
38132 Memphis, TN 2.7 mi
38671 Southaven, MS 4.6 mi
38114 Memphis, TN 4.6 mi
38118 Memphis, TN 4.6 mi
38106 Memphis, TN 5.1 mi
38637 Horn Lake, MS 6.1 mi
38111 Memphis, TN 6.5 mi
38126 Memphis, TN 6.8 mi
38104 Memphis, TN 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38116?

38116 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0323, -90.0089.

What county is 38116 in?

38116 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38116?

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

What time zone is 38116 in?

38116 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38116?

About 40,061 people live in ZIP code 38116, in 15,599 households, at 2,041.7 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 38116?

$42,183 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38116?

The closest are 38131 (2.5 mi), 38132 (2.7 mi), 38671 (4.6 mi), 38114 (4.6 mi) and 38118 (4.6 mi).

Is 38116 a PO Box ZIP code?

38116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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