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38338

ZIP 38338 is Gibson, Tennessee, in Gibson County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gibson
Metro area
Jackson, TN
Population
54
Coordinates
35.8746, -88.8488
☼ Live from 38338 — Gibson, TN

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Where 38338 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38338
  • 🔢 Type 38338 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEEBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,338 = 2 × 29 × 661. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010111000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38337 (Gadsden, TN, 12 mi away) and 38339 (Guys, TN, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38338 becomes 83383, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33388, 33838, 33883, 38833, 83338, 83833). The farthest-flung twin is 83833 in Harrison, ID, 1,636 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯597 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38338 and you would come out at 35.87°S, 91.15°E — 1,405 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 0.101 square miles of land, 38338 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 49 football fields.
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People and housing

Population54This ZIP54
Households26This ZIP26
Housing units26This ZIP26
Median age29.5This ZIP29.5Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,250This ZIP$56,250Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density534.7 / sq miThis ZIP534.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$1,118,000This ZIP$1,118,000

Land area

Land area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38338

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

ZIP codes near 38338

ZIPCityDistance
38343 Humboldt, TN 5.5 mi
38358 Milan, TN 5.8 mi
38355 Medina, TN 7.5 mi
38382 Trenton, TN 10.0 mi
38362 Oakfield, TN 10.8 mi
38346 Idlewild, TN 11.0 mi
38348 Lavinia, TN 11.1 mi
38378 Spring Creek, TN 11.9 mi
38337 Gadsden, TN 12.1 mi
38305 Jackson, TN 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38338?

38338 is in Gibson, Tennessee, in Gibson County, part of the Jackson, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8746, -88.8488.

What county is 38338 in?

38338 lies in Gibson County.

What area code is 38338?

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

What time zone is 38338 in?

38338 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38338?

About 54 people live in ZIP code 38338, in 26 households, at 534.7 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 38338?

$56,250 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38338?

The closest are 38343 (5.5 mi), 38358 (5.8 mi), 38355 (7.5 mi), 38382 (10 mi) and 38362 (10.8 mi).

Is 38338 a PO Box ZIP code?

38338 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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