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38229

ZIP 38229 is Gleason, Tennessee, mostly in Weakley County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Weakley +1 more
Metro area
Martin, TN
Population
2,378
Coordinates
36.2195, -88.6101
☼ Live from 38229 — Gleason, TN

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Where 38229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38229
  • 🔢 Type 38229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,229 = 3 × 12743. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38226 (Dukedom, TN, 18 mi away) and 38230 (Greenfield, TN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38229 becomes 92283 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winterhaven, CA, 1,502 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22938, 23289, 23298, 23829, 28329, 28392, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98232 in Bow, WA, 1,903 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯597 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38229 and you would come out at 36.22°S, 91.39°E — 1,397 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 60.9 square miles of land, 38229 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,378This ZIP2,378
Households955This ZIP955
Housing units1,181This ZIP1,181
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$58,715This ZIP$58,715Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$146,600This ZIP$146,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$685This ZIP$685Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density39.1 / sq miThis ZIP39.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees340This ZIP340
Annual payroll$17,583,000This ZIP$17,583,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$68,589,000This ZIP$68,589,000

Land area

Land area60.88 sq miThis ZIP60.88 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 38229 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Weakley County 98.6%
Henry County 1.4%

Other place names in 38229

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 38229

ZIPCityDistance
38223 Como, TN 7.5 mi
38225 Dresden, TN 7.7 mi
38201 Mc Kenzie, TN 8.0 mi
38230 Greenfield, TN 10.2 mi
38231 Henry, TN 10.3 mi
38224 Cottage Grove, TN 13.3 mi
38258 Trezevant, TN 13.9 mi
38255 Sharon, TN 14.0 mi
38241 Palmersville, TN 14.4 mi
38316 Bradford, TN 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38229?

38229 is in Gleason, Tennessee, in Weakley County, part of the Martin, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2195, -88.6101.

What county is 38229 in?

38229 spans 2 counties: Weakley County and Henry County. Most of it falls in Weakley County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 38229?

Gleason uses area code 731, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38229 in?

38229 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38229?

About 2,378 people live in ZIP code 38229, in 955 households, at 39.1 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 38229?

$58,715 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38229?

The closest are 38223 (7.5 mi), 38225 (7.7 mi), 38201 (8 mi), 38230 (10.2 mi) and 38231 (10.3 mi).

Is 38229 a PO Box ZIP code?

38229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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