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38240

ZIP 38240 is Obion, Tennessee, mostly in Obion County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Obion +1 more
Metro area
Union City, TN
Population
1,620
Coordinates
36.2451, -89.3181
☼ Live from 38240 — Obion, TN

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Where 38240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38240
  • 🔢 Type 38240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 239. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38238 (Martin, TN, 27 mi away) and 38241 (Palmersville, TN, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38240 becomes 04283, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,312 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯561 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38240 and you would come out at 36.25°S, 90.68°E — 1,369 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 85.1 square miles of land, 38240 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,620This ZIP1,620
Households766This ZIP766
Housing units883This ZIP883
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$53,095This ZIP$53,095Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$115,200This ZIP$115,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$968This ZIP$968Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density19.0 / sq miThis ZIP19.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$4,579,000This ZIP$4,579,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$43,227,000This ZIP$43,227,000

Land area

Land area85.10 sq miThis ZIP85.10 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 38240 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Obion County 89.5%
Dyer County 10.5%

Other place names in 38240

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

ZIP codes near 38240

ZIPCityDistance
38232 Hornbeak, TN 7.9 mi
38259 Trimble, TN 8.0 mi
38007 Bogota, TN 8.8 mi
38254 Samburg, TN 9.1 mi
38059 Newbern, TN 10.0 mi
38077 Wynnburg, TN 10.4 mi
38260 Troy, TN 10.7 mi
38080 Ridgely, TN 11.5 mi
38079 Tiptonville, TN 14.3 mi
38389 Yorkville, TN 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38240?

38240 is in Obion, Tennessee, in Obion County, part of the Union City, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2451, -89.3181.

What county is 38240 in?

38240 spans 2 counties: Obion County and Dyer County. Most of it falls in Obion 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 38240?

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

What time zone is 38240 in?

38240 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38240?

About 1,620 people live in ZIP code 38240, in 766 households, at 19.0 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 38240?

$53,095 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38240?

The closest are 38232 (7.9 mi), 38259 (8 mi), 38007 (8.8 mi), 38254 (9.1 mi) and 38059 (10 mi).

Is 38240 a PO Box ZIP code?

38240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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