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38257

ZIP 38257 is South Fulton, 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
4,437
Coordinates
36.4640, -88.8870
☼ Live from 38257 — South Fulton, TN

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Where 38257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38257
  • 🔢 Type 38257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,257 = 67 × 571. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38256 (Springville, TN, 44 mi away) and 38258 (Trezevant, TN, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38257 becomes 75283 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dallas, TX, 516 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23857, 23875, 25387, 25837, 25873, 27358, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83725 in Boise, ID, 1,519 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯575 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38257 and you would come out at 36.46°S, 91.11°E — 1,374 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 55.4 square miles of land, 38257 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,437This ZIP4,437
Households1,879This ZIP1,879
Housing units2,168This ZIP2,168
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$58,849This ZIP$58,849Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$103,100This ZIP$103,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$795This ZIP$795Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density80.1 / sq miThis ZIP80.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees560This ZIP560
Annual payroll$34,337,000This ZIP$34,337,000
Tax returns filed1,930This ZIP1,930
Total adjusted gross income$121,263,000This ZIP$121,263,000

Land area

Land area55.41 sq miThis ZIP55.41 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 38257 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Obion County 86.0%
Weakley County 14.1%

Other place names in 38257

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ZIP codes near 38257

ZIPCityDistance
42041 Fulton, KY 6.0 mi
38237 Martin, TN 7.6 mi
38238 Martin, TN 8.6 mi
42085 Water Valley, KY 8.7 mi
38281 Union City, TN 9.8 mi
38226 Dukedom, TN 12.8 mi
38261 Union City, TN 12.8 mi
42088 Wingo, KY 12.9 mi
38253 Rives, TN 14.4 mi
38255 Sharon, TN 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38257?

38257 is in South Fulton, Tennessee, in Obion County, part of the Union City, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4640, -88.8870.

What county is 38257 in?

38257 spans 2 counties: Obion County and Weakley 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 38257?

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

What time zone is 38257 in?

38257 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38257?

About 4,437 people live in ZIP code 38257, in 1,879 households, at 80.1 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 38257?

$58,849 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38257?

The closest are 42041 (6 mi), 38237 (7.6 mi), 38238 (8.6 mi), 42085 (8.7 mi) and 38281 (9.8 mi).

Is 38257 a PO Box ZIP code?

38257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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