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38253

ZIP 38253 is Rives, Tennessee, in Obion County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Obion
Metro area
Union City, TN
Population
917
Coordinates
36.3081, -89.0591
☼ Live from 38253 — Rives, TN

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Where 38253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38253
  • 🔢 Type 38253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,253 = 3 × 41 × 311. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38251 (Puryear, TN, 40 mi away) and 38254 (Samburg, TN, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38253 becomes 35283 — and that is a real ZIP code: Birmingham, AL, 231 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23358, 25338, 25833, 28335, 28353, 28533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83523 in Craigmont, ID, 1,569 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯572 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38253 and you would come out at 36.31°S, 90.94°E — 1,375 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 52.7 square miles of land, 38253 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population917This ZIP917
Households361This ZIP361
Housing units417This ZIP417
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,954This ZIP$69,954Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$250,000This ZIP$250,000Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$683This ZIP$683Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density17.4 / sq miThis ZIP17.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$4,768,000This ZIP$4,768,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$31,259,000This ZIP$31,259,000

Land area

Land area52.70 sq miThis ZIP52.70 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Other place names in 38253

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ZIP codes near 38253

ZIPCityDistance
38233 Kenton, TN 7.3 mi
38281 Union City, TN 8.0 mi
38261 Union City, TN 8.9 mi
38260 Troy, TN 9.7 mi
38259 Trimble, TN 10.1 mi
38238 Martin, TN 11.9 mi
38255 Sharon, TN 12.1 mi
38237 Martin, TN 13.1 mi
38369 Rutherford, TN 13.8 mi
38271 Woodland Mills, TN 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38253?

38253 is in Rives, Tennessee, in Obion County, part of the Union City, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3081, -89.0591.

What county is 38253 in?

38253 lies in Obion County.

What area code is 38253?

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

What time zone is 38253 in?

38253 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38253?

About 917 people live in ZIP code 38253, in 361 households, at 17.4 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 38253?

$69,954 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38253?

The closest are 38233 (7.3 mi), 38281 (8 mi), 38261 (8.9 mi), 38260 (9.7 mi) and 38259 (10.1 mi).

Is 38253 a PO Box ZIP code?

38253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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