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38135

ZIP 38135 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
30,317
Coordinates
35.2389, -89.8486
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Where 38135 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38135
  • 🔢 Type 38135 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,135 = 5 × 29 × 263. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38134 (Memphis, TN, 5 mi away) and 38136 (Memphis, TN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38135 becomes 53183 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wales, WI, 542 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13835, 15338, 18335, 18353, 33158, 33185, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83531 in Fenn, ID, 1,561 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯573 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38135 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 90.15°E — 1,402 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 12.9 square miles of land, 38135 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,317This ZIP30,317
Households10,850This ZIP10,850
Housing units11,068This ZIP11,068
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$97,282This ZIP$97,282Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$287,000This ZIP$287,000Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,702This ZIP$1,702Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%This ZIP35.0%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density2,352.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,352.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments134This ZIP134
Employees1,918This ZIP1,918
Annual payroll$84,516,000This ZIP$84,516,000
Tax returns filed14,410This ZIP14,410
Total adjusted gross income$1,028,826,000This ZIP$1,028,826,000

Land area

Land area12.89 sq miThis ZIP12.89 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 38135

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ZIP codes near 38135

ZIPCityDistance
38029 Ellendale, TN 1.4 mi
38133 Memphis, TN 3.5 mi
38134 Memphis, TN 4.5 mi
38128 Memphis, TN 4.5 mi
38014 Brunswick, TN 4.9 mi
38016 Cordova, TN 6.4 mi
38054 Millington, TN 6.9 mi
38122 Memphis, TN 7.0 mi
38088 Cordova, TN 7.1 mi
38083 Millington, TN 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38135?

38135 is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2389, -89.8486.

What county is 38135 in?

38135 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38135?

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

What time zone is 38135 in?

38135 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38135?

About 30,317 people live in ZIP code 38135, in 10,850 households, at 2,352.5 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 38135?

$97,282 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38135?

The closest are 38029 (1.4 mi), 38133 (3.5 mi), 38134 (4.5 mi), 38128 (4.5 mi) and 38014 (4.9 mi).

Is 38135 a PO Box ZIP code?

38135 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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