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38118

ZIP 38118 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
39,107
Coordinates
35.0351, -89.9272
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Where 38118 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38118
  • 🔢 Type 38118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,118 = 2 × 3 × 6353. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38117 (Memphis, TN, 6 mi away) and 38119 (Memphis, TN, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38118 becomes 81183, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18813, 18831, 38181, 81138, 83118, 83811, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83811 in Clark Fork, ID, 1,617 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯578 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38118 and you would come out at 35.04°S, 90.07°E — 1,410 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 30.5 square miles of land, 38118 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,107This ZIP39,107
Households13,209This ZIP13,209
Housing units16,253This ZIP16,253
Median age29.1This ZIP29.1Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$43,446This ZIP$43,446Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$107,600This ZIP$107,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,181This ZIP$1,181Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density1,283.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,283.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,387This ZIP1,387
Employees64,496This ZIP64,496
Annual payroll$4,776,879,000This ZIP$4,776,879,000
Tax returns filed16,620This ZIP16,620
Total adjusted gross income$573,209,000This ZIP$573,209,000

Land area

Land area30.47 sq miThis ZIP30.47 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 38118

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ZIP codes near 38118

ZIPCityDistance
38115 Memphis, TN 3.9 mi
38131 Memphis, TN 4.3 mi
38141 Memphis, TN 4.3 mi
38116 Memphis, TN 4.6 mi
38132 Memphis, TN 4.8 mi
38111 Memphis, TN 5.3 mi
38114 Memphis, TN 5.4 mi
38119 Memphis, TN 5.6 mi
38117 Memphis, TN 5.7 mi
38152 Memphis, TN 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38118?

38118 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0351, -89.9272.

What county is 38118 in?

38118 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38118?

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

What time zone is 38118 in?

38118 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38118?

About 39,107 people live in ZIP code 38118, in 13,209 households, at 1,283.6 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 38118?

$43,446 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38118?

The closest are 38115 (3.9 mi), 38131 (4.3 mi), 38141 (4.3 mi), 38116 (4.6 mi) and 38132 (4.8 mi).

Is 38118 a PO Box ZIP code?

38118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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