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38261

ZIP 38261 is in Union City, Tennessee, mostly in Obion County; area code 731; Central time. Union City has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 38281.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Obion +1 more
Metro area
Union City, TN
Population
16,385
Coordinates
36.4289, -89.1135
☼ Live from 38261 — Union City, TN

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Where 38261 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38261
  • 🔢 Type 38261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 38261 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38260 (Troy, TN, 7 mi away) and 38271 (Woodland Mills, TN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38261 becomes 16283, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12836, 12863, 13628, 13682, 13826, 13862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83612 in Council, ID, 1,542 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯565 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38261 and you would come out at 36.43°S, 90.89°E — 1,367 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 176.9 square miles of land, 38261 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 134 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,385This ZIP16,385
Households6,503This ZIP6,503
Housing units7,306This ZIP7,306
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$55,876This ZIP$55,876Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$153,400This ZIP$153,400Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$761This ZIP$761Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min
Population density92.6 / sq miThis ZIP92.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments466This ZIP466
Employees7,615This ZIP7,615
Annual payroll$306,050,000This ZIP$306,050,000
Tax returns filed7,080This ZIP7,080
Total adjusted gross income$440,924,000This ZIP$440,924,000

Land area

Land area176.90 sq miThis ZIP176.90 sq mi
Water area6.83 sq miThis ZIP6.83 sq mi

Counties 38261 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Obion County 99.6%
Weakley County 0.4%

Other place names in 38261

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

ZIP codes near 38261

ZIPCityDistance
38281 Union City, TN 3.2 mi
38260 Troy, TN 6.6 mi
38271 Woodland Mills, TN 7.0 mi
42050 Hickman, KY 8.7 mi
38253 Rives, TN 8.9 mi
38232 Hornbeak, TN 12.7 mi
38257 South Fulton, TN 12.8 mi
38254 Samburg, TN 13.5 mi
42041 Fulton, KY 15.6 mi
38238 Martin, TN 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38261?

38261 is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County, part of the Union City, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4289, -89.1135.

What county is 38261 in?

38261 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 38261?

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

What time zone is 38261 in?

38261 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38261?

About 16,385 people live in ZIP code 38261, in 6,503 households, at 92.6 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 38261?

$55,876 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38261?

The closest are 38281 (3.2 mi), 38260 (6.6 mi), 38271 (7 mi), 42050 (8.7 mi) and 38253 (8.9 mi).

Is 38261 a PO Box ZIP code?

38261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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