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38259

ZIP 38259 is Trimble, Tennessee, mostly in Obion County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Obion +2 more
Metro area
Union City, TN
Population
672
Coordinates
36.2022, -89.1840
☼ Live from 38259 — Trimble, TN

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Where 38259 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38259
  • 🔢 Type 38259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,259 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 109. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38258 (Trezevant, TN, 34 mi away) and 38260 (Troy, TN, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38259 becomes 95283, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23958, 25389, 25839, 25938, 28359, 28395, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98325 in Chimacum, WA, 1,884 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯569 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38259 and you would come out at 36.20°S, 90.82°E — 1,376 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 27.7 square miles of land, 38259 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population672This ZIP672
Households273This ZIP273
Housing units318This ZIP318
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$39,896This ZIP$39,896Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$108,700This ZIP$108,700Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$743This ZIP$743Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density24.3 / sq miThis ZIP24.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$578,000This ZIP$578,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$15,106,000This ZIP$15,106,000

Land area

Land area27.67 sq miThis ZIP27.67 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Counties 38259 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Obion County 50.5%
Dyer County 37.0%
Gibson County 12.4%

Other place names in 38259

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

ZIP codes near 38259

ZIPCityDistance
38059 Newbern, TN 6.7 mi
38389 Yorkville, TN 7.7 mi
38233 Kenton, TN 7.9 mi
38240 Obion, TN 8.0 mi
38253 Rives, TN 10.1 mi
38260 Troy, TN 12.1 mi
38330 Dyer, TN 12.3 mi
38232 Hornbeak, TN 13.4 mi
38369 Rutherford, TN 14.3 mi
38007 Bogota, TN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38259?

38259 is in Trimble, Tennessee, in Obion County, part of the Union City, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2022, -89.1840.

What county is 38259 in?

38259 spans 3 counties: Obion County, Dyer County and Gibson 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 38259?

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

What time zone is 38259 in?

38259 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38259?

About 672 people live in ZIP code 38259, in 273 households, at 24.3 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 38259?

$39,896 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38259?

The closest are 38059 (6.7 mi), 38389 (7.7 mi), 38233 (7.9 mi), 38240 (8 mi) and 38253 (10.1 mi).

Is 38259 a PO Box ZIP code?

38259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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