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38305

ZIP 38305 is in Jackson, Tennessee, mostly in Madison County; area code 731; Central time. Jackson has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 38301, 38302, 38303, 38308 and 38314.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Metro area
Jackson, TN
Population
53,488
Coordinates
35.7017, -88.7681
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Where 38305 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38305
  • 🔢 Type 38305 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOEBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,305 = 5 × 47 × 163. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38303 (Jackson, TN, 7 mi away) and 38308 (Jackson, TN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38305 becomes 50383, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03583, 03835, 03853, 05833, 08353, 08533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83530 in Grangeville, ID, 1,580 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯607 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38305 and you would come out at 35.70°S, 91.23°E — 1,417 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 128.0 square miles of land, 38305 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,488This ZIP53,488
Households21,801This ZIP21,801
Housing units23,270This ZIP23,270
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,977This ZIP$68,977Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$243,800This ZIP$243,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,249This ZIP$1,249Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density418.0 / sq miThis ZIP418.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,586This ZIP1,586
Employees29,529This ZIP29,529
Annual payroll$1,327,081,000This ZIP$1,327,081,000
Tax returns filed24,490This ZIP24,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,971,052,000This ZIP$1,971,052,000

Land area

Land area127.96 sq miThis ZIP127.96 sq mi
Water area0.91 sq miThis ZIP0.91 sq mi

Counties 38305 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 97.3%
Carroll County 2.7%

Other place names in 38305

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

ZIP codes near 38305

ZIPCityDistance
38362 Oakfield, TN 2.0 mi
38355 Medina, TN 5.7 mi
38378 Spring Creek, TN 6.5 mi
38302 Jackson, TN 7.4 mi
38303 Jackson, TN 7.4 mi
38308 Jackson, TN 7.4 mi
38314 Jackson, TN 7.4 mi
38301 Jackson, TN 9.2 mi
38313 Beech Bluff, TN 10.4 mi
38343 Humboldt, TN 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38305?

38305 is in Jackson, Tennessee, in Madison County, part of the Jackson, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7017, -88.7681.

What county is 38305 in?

38305 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Carroll County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 38305?

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

What time zone is 38305 in?

38305 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38305?

About 53,488 people live in ZIP code 38305, in 21,801 households, at 418.0 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 38305?

$68,977 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38305?

The closest are 38362 (2 mi), 38355 (5.7 mi), 38378 (6.5 mi), 38302 (7.4 mi) and 38303 (7.4 mi).

Is 38305 a PO Box ZIP code?

38305 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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