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38232

ZIP 38232 is Hornbeak, Tennessee, in Obion County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Obion
Metro area
Union City, TN
Population
2,238
Coordinates
36.3590, -89.3242
☼ Live from 38232 — Hornbeak, TN

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Where 38232 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38232
  • 🔢 Type 38232 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZEZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,232 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 59. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38231 (Henry, TN, 51 mi away) and 38233 (Kenton, TN, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38232 becomes 23283, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22833, 23238, 23328, 23832, 28233, 28323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83322 in Corral, ID, 1,436 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯557 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38232 and you would come out at 36.36°S, 90.68°E — 1,363 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 51.8 square miles of land, 38232 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,238This ZIP2,238
Households982This ZIP982
Housing units1,282This ZIP1,282
Median age52.7This ZIP52.7Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$46,272This ZIP$46,272Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$103,200This ZIP$103,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%This ZIP8.8%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density43.2 / sq miThis ZIP43.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$1,749,000This ZIP$1,749,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$41,662,000This ZIP$41,662,000

Land area

Land area51.79 sq miThis ZIP51.79 sq mi
Water area1.87 sq miThis ZIP1.87 sq mi

Other place names in 38232

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

ZIP codes near 38232

ZIPCityDistance
38254 Samburg, TN 1.6 mi
38260 Troy, TN 6.3 mi
38240 Obion, TN 7.9 mi
38271 Woodland Mills, TN 8.5 mi
38077 Wynnburg, TN 8.6 mi
38079 Tiptonville, TN 8.9 mi
38261 Union City, TN 12.7 mi
38259 Trimble, TN 13.4 mi
42050 Hickman, KY 14.3 mi
38007 Bogota, TN 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38232?

38232 is in Hornbeak, Tennessee, in Obion County, part of the Union City, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3590, -89.3242.

What county is 38232 in?

38232 lies in Obion County.

What area code is 38232?

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

What time zone is 38232 in?

38232 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38232?

About 2,238 people live in ZIP code 38232, in 982 households, at 43.2 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 38232?

$46,272 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38232?

The closest are 38254 (1.6 mi), 38260 (6.3 mi), 38240 (7.9 mi), 38271 (8.5 mi) and 38077 (8.6 mi).

Is 38232 a PO Box ZIP code?

38232 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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