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38125

ZIP 38125 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
43,071
Coordinates
35.0254, -89.7893
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Where 38125 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38125
  • 🔢 Type 38125 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,125 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 61. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38124 (Memphis, TN, 16 mi away) and 38126 (Memphis, TN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38125 becomes 52183, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83251 in Mackay, ID, 1,421 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯585 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38125 and you would come out at 35.03°S, 90.21°E — 1,415 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 19.0 square miles of land, 38125 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,071This ZIP43,071
Households15,888This ZIP15,888
Housing units16,732This ZIP16,732
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$86,162This ZIP$86,162Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$251,100This ZIP$251,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,581This ZIP$1,581Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.0%This ZIP34.0%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density2,266.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,266.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments835This ZIP835
Employees18,079This ZIP18,079
Annual payroll$1,416,297,000This ZIP$1,416,297,000
Tax returns filed20,860This ZIP20,860
Total adjusted gross income$1,363,364,000This ZIP$1,363,364,000

Land area

Land area19.01 sq miThis ZIP19.01 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38125

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ZIP codes near 38125

ZIPCityDistance
38141 Memphis, TN 3.8 mi
38138 Germantown, TN 4.1 mi
38139 Germantown, TN 4.4 mi
38115 Memphis, TN 4.6 mi
38119 Memphis, TN 4.9 mi
38654 Olive Branch, MS 6.5 mi
38027 Collierville, TN 7.2 mi
38120 Memphis, TN 7.7 mi
38118 Memphis, TN 7.8 mi
38018 Cordova, TN 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38125?

38125 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0254, -89.7893.

What county is 38125 in?

38125 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38125?

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

What time zone is 38125 in?

38125 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38125?

About 43,071 people live in ZIP code 38125, in 15,888 households, at 2,266.3 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 38125?

$86,162 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38125?

The closest are 38141 (3.8 mi), 38138 (4.1 mi), 38139 (4.4 mi), 38115 (4.6 mi) and 38119 (4.9 mi).

Is 38125 a PO Box ZIP code?

38125 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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