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38241

ZIP 38241 is Palmersville, Tennessee, in Weakley County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Weakley
Metro area
Martin, TN
Population
835
Coordinates
36.4278, -88.5918
☼ Live from 38241 — Palmersville, TN

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Where 38241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38241
  • 🔢 Type 38241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,241 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 607. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38240 (Obion, TN, 42 mi away) and 38242 (Paris, TN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38241 becomes 14283, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12834, 12843, 13428, 13482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83214 in Arimo, ID, 1,328 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯591 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38241 and you would come out at 36.43°S, 91.41°E — 1,387 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 59.6 square miles of land, 38241 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population835This ZIP835
Households331This ZIP331
Housing units418This ZIP418
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,125This ZIP$64,125Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$105,700This ZIP$105,700Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$555This ZIP$555Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute39.4 minThis ZIP39.4 min
Population density14.0 / sq miThis ZIP14.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees17This ZIP17
Annual payroll$312,000This ZIP$312,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$15,038,000This ZIP$15,038,000

Land area

Land area59.58 sq miThis ZIP59.58 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 38241

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ZIP codes near 38241

ZIPCityDistance
38226 Dukedom, TN 4.8 mi
38224 Cottage Grove, TN 6.2 mi
42079 Sedalia, KY 7.9 mi
38225 Dresden, TN 8.7 mi
42063 Lynnville, KY 9.2 mi
38223 Como, TN 10.3 mi
38251 Puryear, TN 13.3 mi
42040 Farmington, KY 13.4 mi
38237 Martin, TN 14.2 mi
38229 Gleason, TN 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38241?

38241 is in Palmersville, Tennessee, in Weakley County, part of the Martin, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4278, -88.5918.

What county is 38241 in?

38241 lies in Weakley County.

What area code is 38241?

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

What time zone is 38241 in?

38241 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38241?

About 835 people live in ZIP code 38241, in 331 households, at 14.0 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 38241?

$64,125 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38241?

The closest are 38226 (4.8 mi), 38224 (6.2 mi), 42079 (7.9 mi), 38225 (8.7 mi) and 42063 (9.2 mi).

Is 38241 a PO Box ZIP code?

38241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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