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38456

ZIP 38456 is Ethridge, Tennessee, mostly in Lawrence County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lawrence +1 more
Metro area
Lawrenceburg, TN
Population
4,561
Coordinates
35.3347, -87.2656
☼ Live from 38456 — Ethridge, TN

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Where 38456 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38456
  • 🔢 Type 38456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 19 × 23. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38455 (Elkton, TN, 28 mi away) and 38457 (Five Points, TN, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38456 becomes 65483 — and that is a real ZIP code: Houston, MO, 294 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34685, 35468, 35486, 35648, 36458, 36548, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83546 in Pierce, ID, 1,666 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯692 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38456 and you would come out at 35.33°S, 92.73°E — 1,347 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 69.3 square miles of land, 38456 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,561This ZIP4,561
Households1,466This ZIP1,466
Housing units1,602This ZIP1,602
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,643This ZIP$49,643Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$208,600This ZIP$208,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density65.8 / sq miThis ZIP65.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees494This ZIP494
Annual payroll$19,041,000This ZIP$19,041,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$85,229,000This ZIP$85,229,000

Land area

Land area69.33 sq miThis ZIP69.33 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 38456 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lawrence County 70.6%
Giles County 29.4%

Other place names in 38456

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

ZIP codes near 38456

ZIPCityDistance
38483 Summertown, TN 8.3 mi
38464 Lawrenceburg, TN 10.0 mi
38474 Mount Pleasant, TN 12.8 mi
38472 Lynnville, TN 13.1 mi
38468 Leoma, TN 13.9 mi
38478 Pulaski, TN 16.3 mi
38460 Goodspring, TN 17.2 mi
38451 Culleoka, TN 17.7 mi
38461 Hampshire, TN 18.5 mi
38486 Westpoint, TN 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38456?

38456 is in Ethridge, Tennessee, in Lawrence County, part of the Lawrenceburg, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3347, -87.2656.

What county is 38456 in?

38456 spans 2 counties: Lawrence County and Giles County. Most of it falls in Lawrence 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 38456?

Ethridge uses area code 931, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38456 in?

38456 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38456?

About 4,561 people live in ZIP code 38456, in 1,466 households, at 65.8 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 38456?

$49,643 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38456?

The closest are 38483 (8.3 mi), 38464 (10 mi), 38474 (12.8 mi), 38472 (13.1 mi) and 38468 (13.9 mi).

Is 38456 a PO Box ZIP code?

38456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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