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38260

ZIP 38260 is Troy, Tennessee, in Obion County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Obion
Metro area
Union City, TN
Population
3,720
Coordinates
36.3753, -89.2127
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Where 38260 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38260
  • 🔢 Type 38260 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,260 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1913. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38259 (Trimble, TN, 12 mi away) and 38261 (Union City, TN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38260 becomes 06283, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 1,509 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯562 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38260 and you would come out at 36.38°S, 90.79°E — 1,366 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 71.4 square miles of land, 38260 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,720This ZIP3,720
Households1,641This ZIP1,641
Housing units1,749This ZIP1,749
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,139This ZIP$49,139Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$122,000This ZIP$122,000Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$774This ZIP$774Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density52.1 / sq miThis ZIP52.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees310This ZIP310
Annual payroll$12,591,000This ZIP$12,591,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$103,361,000This ZIP$103,361,000

Land area

Land area71.42 sq miThis ZIP71.42 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 38260

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ZIP codes near 38260

ZIPCityDistance
38271 Woodland Mills, TN 5.8 mi
38232 Hornbeak, TN 6.3 mi
38261 Union City, TN 6.6 mi
38254 Samburg, TN 7.5 mi
38281 Union City, TN 9.3 mi
38253 Rives, TN 9.7 mi
38240 Obion, TN 10.7 mi
42050 Hickman, KY 11.2 mi
38259 Trimble, TN 12.1 mi
38079 Tiptonville, TN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38260?

38260 is in Troy, Tennessee, in Obion County, part of the Union City, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3753, -89.2127.

What county is 38260 in?

38260 lies in Obion County.

What area code is 38260?

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

What time zone is 38260 in?

38260 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38260?

About 3,720 people live in ZIP code 38260, in 1,641 households, at 52.1 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 38260?

$49,139 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38260?

The closest are 38271 (5.8 mi), 38232 (6.3 mi), 38261 (6.6 mi), 38254 (7.5 mi) and 38281 (9.3 mi).

Is 38260 a PO Box ZIP code?

38260 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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