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38233

ZIP 38233 is Kenton, Tennessee, mostly in Gibson County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gibson +1 more
Metro area
Jackson, TN
Population
2,674
Coordinates
36.2036, -89.0431
☼ Live from 38233 — Kenton, TN

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Where 38233 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38233
  • 🔢 Type 38233 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,233 = 13 × 17 × 173. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38232 (Hornbeak, TN, 19 mi away) and 38235 (Mc Lemoresville, TN, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38233 becomes 33283 — and that is a real ZIP code: Miami, FL, 890 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23833, 28333, 32833, 33238, 33283, 33328, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83332 in Hagerman, ID, 1,447 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯576 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38233 and you would come out at 36.20°S, 90.96°E — 1,381 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 92.8 square miles of land, 38233 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,674This ZIP2,674
Households1,038This ZIP1,038
Housing units1,280This ZIP1,280
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$60,000This ZIP$60,000Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$108,700This ZIP$108,700Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$707This ZIP$707Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density28.8 / sq miThis ZIP28.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees143This ZIP143
Annual payroll$5,456,000This ZIP$5,456,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$58,320,000This ZIP$58,320,000

Land area

Land area92.76 sq miThis ZIP92.76 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 38233 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Gibson County 51.5%
Obion County 48.5%

Other place names in 38233

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ZIP codes near 38233

ZIPCityDistance
38253 Rives, TN 7.3 mi
38369 Rutherford, TN 7.5 mi
38259 Trimble, TN 7.9 mi
38389 Yorkville, TN 8.2 mi
38330 Dyer, TN 9.2 mi
38255 Sharon, TN 10.6 mi
38059 Newbern, TN 12.5 mi
38238 Martin, TN 14.4 mi
38260 Troy, TN 15.2 mi
38281 Union City, TN 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38233?

38233 is in Kenton, Tennessee, in Gibson County, part of the Jackson, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2036, -89.0431.

What county is 38233 in?

38233 spans 2 counties: Gibson County and Obion County. Most of it falls in Gibson 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 38233?

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

What time zone is 38233 in?

38233 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38233?

About 2,674 people live in ZIP code 38233, in 1,038 households, at 28.8 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 38233?

$60,000 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38233?

The closest are 38253 (7.3 mi), 38369 (7.5 mi), 38259 (7.9 mi), 38389 (8.2 mi) and 38330 (9.2 mi).

Is 38233 a PO Box ZIP code?

38233 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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