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38120

ZIP 38120 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
13,309
Coordinates
35.1236, -89.8526
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Where 38120 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38120
  • 🔢 Type 38120 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 953. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38119 (Memphis, TN, 3 mi away) and 38122 (Memphis, TN, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38120 becomes 02183, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 1,344 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯578 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38120 and you would come out at 35.12°S, 90.15°E — 1,408 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 9.6 square miles of land, 38120 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,309This ZIP13,309
Households6,092This ZIP6,092
Housing units6,507This ZIP6,507
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$123,538This ZIP$123,538Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$460,700This ZIP$460,700Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,705This ZIP$1,705Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.4%This ZIP70.4%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density1,384.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,384.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments604This ZIP604
Employees16,399This ZIP16,399
Annual payroll$1,778,184,000This ZIP$1,778,184,000
Tax returns filed6,990This ZIP6,990
Total adjusted gross income$2,124,581,000This ZIP$2,124,581,000

Land area

Land area9.62 sq miThis ZIP9.62 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 38120

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ZIP codes near 38120

ZIPCityDistance
38117 Memphis, TN 3.0 mi
38119 Memphis, TN 3.1 mi
38134 Memphis, TN 3.5 mi
38138 Germantown, TN 4.0 mi
38122 Memphis, TN 4.6 mi
38152 Memphis, TN 4.8 mi
38088 Cordova, TN 4.9 mi
38115 Memphis, TN 4.9 mi
38018 Cordova, TN 5.0 mi
38111 Memphis, TN 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38120?

38120 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1236, -89.8526.

What county is 38120 in?

38120 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38120?

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

What time zone is 38120 in?

38120 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38120?

About 13,309 people live in ZIP code 38120, in 6,092 households, at 1,384.2 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 38120?

$123,538 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38120?

The closest are 38117 (3 mi), 38119 (3.1 mi), 38134 (3.5 mi), 38138 (4 mi) and 38122 (4.6 mi).

Is 38120 a PO Box ZIP code?

38120 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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