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38119

ZIP 38119 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
23,464
Coordinates
35.0795, -89.8454
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Where 38119 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38119
  • 🔢 Type 38119 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 38119 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38118 (Memphis, TN, 6 mi away) and 38120 (Memphis, TN, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38119 becomes 91183, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18913, 18931, 19138, 19183, 19318, 19381, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98311 in Bremerton, WA, 1,890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯580 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38119 and you would come out at 35.08°S, 90.15°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 47m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 38119 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,464This ZIP23,464
Households10,138This ZIP10,138
Housing units10,747This ZIP10,747
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$89,289This ZIP$89,289Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$296,700This ZIP$296,700Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,401This ZIP$1,401Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.5%This ZIP51.5%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density2,661.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,661.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments980This ZIP980
Employees20,433This ZIP20,433
Annual payroll$1,407,266,000This ZIP$1,407,266,000
Tax returns filed11,630This ZIP11,630
Total adjusted gross income$1,170,045,000This ZIP$1,170,045,000

Land area

Land area8.82 sq miThis ZIP8.82 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 38119

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ZIP codes near 38119

ZIPCityDistance
38115 Memphis, TN 2.1 mi
38138 Germantown, TN 2.6 mi
38120 Memphis, TN 3.1 mi
38117 Memphis, TN 4.2 mi
38141 Memphis, TN 4.4 mi
38125 Memphis, TN 4.9 mi
38139 Germantown, TN 5.1 mi
38118 Memphis, TN 5.6 mi
38152 Memphis, TN 5.9 mi
38111 Memphis, TN 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38119?

38119 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0795, -89.8454.

What county is 38119 in?

38119 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38119?

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

What time zone is 38119 in?

38119 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38119?

About 23,464 people live in ZIP code 38119, in 10,138 households, at 2,661.2 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 38119?

$89,289 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38119?

The closest are 38115 (2.1 mi), 38138 (2.6 mi), 38120 (3.1 mi), 38117 (4.2 mi) and 38141 (4.4 mi).

Is 38119 a PO Box ZIP code?

38119 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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