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38117

ZIP 38117 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
25,776
Coordinates
35.1150, -89.9055
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Where 38117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38117
  • 🔢 Type 38117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,117 = 47 × 811. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38116 (Memphis, TN, 8 mi away) and 38118 (Memphis, TN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38117 becomes 71183, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11378, 11738, 11783, 17318, 17813, 17831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83711 in Boise, ID, 1,514 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯576 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38117 and you would come out at 35.12°S, 90.09°E — 1,406 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 9.4 square miles of land, 38117 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,776This ZIP25,776
Households11,613This ZIP11,613
Housing units12,235This ZIP12,235
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$85,633This ZIP$85,633Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$311,800This ZIP$311,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,457This ZIP$1,457Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.0%This ZIP62.0%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density2,745.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,745.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments825This ZIP825
Employees15,171This ZIP15,171
Annual payroll$1,011,746,000This ZIP$1,011,746,000
Tax returns filed13,190This ZIP13,190
Total adjusted gross income$2,246,310,000This ZIP$2,246,310,000

Land area

Land area9.39 sq miThis ZIP9.39 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38117

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ZIP codes near 38117

ZIPCityDistance
38152 Memphis, TN 1.8 mi
38111 Memphis, TN 2.2 mi
38120 Memphis, TN 3.0 mi
38122 Memphis, TN 3.1 mi
38119 Memphis, TN 4.2 mi
38112 Memphis, TN 4.6 mi
38114 Memphis, TN 4.7 mi
38134 Memphis, TN 4.8 mi
38115 Memphis, TN 4.9 mi
38108 Memphis, TN 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38117?

38117 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1150, -89.9055.

What county is 38117 in?

38117 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38117?

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

What time zone is 38117 in?

38117 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38117?

About 25,776 people live in ZIP code 38117, in 11,613 households, at 2,745.3 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 38117?

$85,633 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38117?

The closest are 38152 (1.8 mi), 38111 (2.2 mi), 38120 (3 mi), 38122 (3.1 mi) and 38119 (4.2 mi).

Is 38117 a PO Box ZIP code?

38117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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