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38138

ZIP 38138 is in Germantown, Tennessee, in Shelby County; area code 901; Central time. Germantown has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 38139 and 38183.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
25,167
Coordinates
35.0848, -89.7993
☼ Live from 38138 — Germantown, TN

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Where 38138 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38138
  • 🔢 Type 38138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEIBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,138 = 2 × 19069. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38137 (Memphis, TN, 13 mi away) and 38139 (Germantown, TN, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38138 becomes 83183, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13838, 18833, 33188, 33881, 38183, 38318, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83813 in Cocolalla, ID, 1,642 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯582 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38138 and you would come out at 35.08°S, 90.20°E — 1,412 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 11.9 square miles of land, 38138 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,167This ZIP25,167
Households10,211This ZIP10,211
Housing units10,660This ZIP10,660
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$136,297This ZIP$136,297Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$430,200This ZIP$430,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,726This ZIP$1,726Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.1%This ZIP69.1%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density2,121.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,121.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,017This ZIP1,017
Employees20,735This ZIP20,735
Annual payroll$1,509,383,000This ZIP$1,509,383,000
Tax returns filed12,310This ZIP12,310
Total adjusted gross income$2,046,035,000This ZIP$2,046,035,000

Land area

Land area11.86 sq miThis ZIP11.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38138

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ZIP codes near 38138

ZIPCityDistance
38139 Germantown, TN 2.5 mi
38119 Memphis, TN 2.6 mi
38120 Memphis, TN 4.0 mi
38125 Memphis, TN 4.1 mi
38018 Cordova, TN 4.2 mi
38115 Memphis, TN 4.2 mi
38088 Cordova, TN 5.1 mi
38141 Memphis, TN 5.7 mi
38117 Memphis, TN 6.4 mi
38016 Cordova, TN 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38138?

38138 is in Germantown, Tennessee, in Shelby County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0848, -89.7993.

What county is 38138 in?

38138 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 38138?

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

What time zone is 38138 in?

38138 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38138?

About 25,167 people live in ZIP code 38138, in 10,211 households, at 2,121.5 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 38138?

$136,297 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38138?

The closest are 38139 (2.5 mi), 38119 (2.6 mi), 38120 (4 mi), 38125 (4.1 mi) and 38018 (4.2 mi).

Is 38138 a PO Box ZIP code?

38138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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