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38356

ZIP 38356 is Medon, Tennessee, mostly in Madison County; area code 731; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +2 more
Metro area
Jackson, TN
Population
2,387
Coordinates
35.4384, -88.8938
☼ Live from 38356 — Medon, TN

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Where 38356 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38356
  • 🔢 Type 38356 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSEBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,356 = 2 × 2 × 43 × 223. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010111010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38355 (Medina, TN, 25 mi away) and 38357 (Michie, TN, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38356 becomes 65383, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33568, 33586, 33685, 33856, 33865, 36538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83536 in Kamiah, ID, 1,591 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯610 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38356 and you would come out at 35.44°S, 91.11°E — 1,426 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 77.9 square miles of land, 38356 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,387This ZIP2,387
Households1,013This ZIP1,013
Housing units1,241This ZIP1,241
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$60,594This ZIP$60,594Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$159,300This ZIP$159,300Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$684This ZIP$684Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density30.7 / sq miThis ZIP30.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees44This ZIP44
Annual payroll$629,000This ZIP$629,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$61,873,000This ZIP$61,873,000

Land area

Land area77.88 sq miThis ZIP77.88 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 38356 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 57.9%
Hardeman County 35.5%
Chester County 6.6%

Other place names in 38356

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ZIP codes near 38356

ZIPCityDistance
38377 Silerton, TN 6.8 mi
38381 Toone, TN 7.2 mi
38392 Mercer, TN 7.7 mi
38366 Pinson, TN 9.0 mi
38391 Denmark, TN 9.3 mi
38301 Jackson, TN 10.6 mi
38340 Henderson, TN 12.3 mi
38302 Jackson, TN 12.4 mi
38303 Jackson, TN 12.4 mi
38308 Jackson, TN 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38356?

38356 is in Medon, Tennessee, in Madison County, part of the Jackson, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4384, -88.8938.

What county is 38356 in?

38356 spans 3 counties: Madison County, Hardeman County and Chester 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 38356?

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

What time zone is 38356 in?

38356 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38356?

About 2,387 people live in ZIP code 38356, in 1,013 households, at 30.7 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 38356?

$60,594 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38356?

The closest are 38377 (6.8 mi), 38381 (7.2 mi), 38392 (7.7 mi), 38366 (9 mi) and 38391 (9.3 mi).

Is 38356 a PO Box ZIP code?

38356 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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