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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/38256

38256

ZIP 38256 is Springville, Tennessee, in Henry County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henry
Metro area
Paris, TN
Population
3,248
Coordinates
36.3175, -88.1247
☼ Live from 38256 — Springville, TN

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Where 38256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38256
  • 🔢 Type 38256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 797. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38255 (Sharon, TN, 41 mi away) and 38257 (South Fulton, TN, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38256 becomes 65283 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stoutsville, MO, 299 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 25836, 26385, 28356, 28365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83526 in Ferdinand, ID, 1,608 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯618 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38256 and you would come out at 36.32°S, 91.88°E — 1,401 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 67.7 square miles of land, 38256 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,248This ZIP3,248
Households1,574This ZIP1,574
Housing units3,033This ZIP3,033
Median age56.7This ZIP56.7Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,023This ZIP$56,023Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$166,400This ZIP$166,400Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$587This ZIP$587Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density48.0 / sq miThis ZIP48.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees133This ZIP133
Annual payroll$4,744,000This ZIP$4,744,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$98,926,000This ZIP$98,926,000

Land area

Land area67.71 sq miThis ZIP67.71 sq mi
Water area23.10 sq miThis ZIP23.10 sq mi

ZIP codes near 38256

ZIPCityDistance
38221 Big Sandy, TN 6.8 mi
38222 Buchanan, TN 9.0 mi
38242 Paris, TN 11.9 mi
38236 Mansfield, TN 12.8 mi
37175 Stewart, TN 12.9 mi
38333 Eva, TN 16.2 mi
38251 Puryear, TN 16.2 mi
37058 Dover, TN 16.3 mi
42049 Hazel, KY 17.6 mi
42076 New Concord, KY 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38256?

38256 is in Springville, Tennessee, in Henry County, part of the Paris, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3175, -88.1247.

What county is 38256 in?

38256 lies in Henry County.

What area code is 38256?

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

What time zone is 38256 in?

38256 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38256?

About 3,248 people live in ZIP code 38256, in 1,574 households, at 48.0 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 38256?

$56,023 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38256?

The closest are 38221 (6.8 mi), 38222 (9 mi), 38242 (11.9 mi), 38236 (12.8 mi) and 37175 (12.9 mi).

Is 38256 a PO Box ZIP code?

38256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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