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38343

ZIP 38343 is Humboldt, Tennessee, mostly in Gibson County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gibson +2 more
Metro area
Jackson, TN
Population
15,837
Coordinates
35.8270, -88.9284
☼ Live from 38343 — Humboldt, TN

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Where 38343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38343
  • 🔢 Type 38343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,343 = 3 × 12781. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010111000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38342 (Hollow Rock, TN, 40 mi away) and 38344 (Huntingdon, TN, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38343 becomes 34383, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33348, 33438, 33483, 33834, 33843, 38334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83334 in Hansen, ID, 1,428 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯594 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38343 and you would come out at 35.83°S, 91.07°E — 1,405 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 43m.
  • 📏 At 142.0 square miles of land, 38343 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,837This ZIP15,837
Households6,603This ZIP6,603
Housing units7,216This ZIP7,216
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$58,260This ZIP$58,260Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$168,200This ZIP$168,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$809This ZIP$809Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density111.5 / sq miThis ZIP111.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments305This ZIP305
Employees3,413This ZIP3,413
Annual payroll$167,402,000This ZIP$167,402,000
Tax returns filed7,120This ZIP7,120
Total adjusted gross income$422,113,000This ZIP$422,113,000

Land area

Land area142.00 sq miThis ZIP142.00 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 38343 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Gibson County 61.0%
Crockett County 21.3%
Madison County 17.7%

Other place names in 38343

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ZIP codes near 38343

ZIPCityDistance
38338 Gibson, TN 5.5 mi
38337 Gadsden, TN 6.6 mi
38336 Fruitvale, TN 8.0 mi
38355 Medina, TN 9.1 mi
38382 Trenton, TN 10.3 mi
38362 Oakfield, TN 10.6 mi
38358 Milan, TN 11.3 mi
38001 Alamo, TN 12.4 mi
38305 Jackson, TN 12.5 mi
38006 Bells, TN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38343?

38343 is in Humboldt, Tennessee, in Gibson County, part of the Jackson, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8270, -88.9284.

What county is 38343 in?

38343 spans 3 counties: Gibson County, Crockett County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Gibson 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 38343?

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

What time zone is 38343 in?

38343 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38343?

About 15,837 people live in ZIP code 38343, in 6,603 households, at 111.5 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 38343?

$58,260 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38343?

The closest are 38338 (5.5 mi), 38337 (6.6 mi), 38336 (8 mi), 38355 (9.1 mi) and 38382 (10.3 mi).

Is 38343 a PO Box ZIP code?

38343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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