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38459

ZIP 38459 is Frankewing, Tennessee, mostly in Lincoln County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln +1 more
Metro area
Fayetteville, TN
Population
541
Coordinates
35.1913, -86.8022
☼ Live from 38459 — Frankewing, TN

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Where 38459 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 38459
  • 🔢 Type 38459 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GShBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 38459 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011000111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38457 (Five Points, TN, 29 mi away) and 38460 (Goodspring, TN, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38459 becomes 95483, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34958, 34985, 35894, 35984, 38549, 38945, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98345 in Keyport, WA, 2,023 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯720 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38459 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 93.20°E — 1,321 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 20.8 square miles of land, 38459 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population541This ZIP541
Households164This ZIP164
Housing units276This ZIP276
Median age20.8This ZIP20.8Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$96,429This ZIP$96,429Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$311,100This ZIP$311,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute47.5 minThis ZIP47.5 min
Population density26.0 / sq miThis ZIP26.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees130This ZIP130
Annual payroll$5,076,000This ZIP$5,076,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$13,950,000This ZIP$13,950,000

Land area

Land area20.79 sq miThis ZIP20.79 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 38459 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lincoln County 89.0%
Giles County 11.0%

Other place names in 38459

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

ZIP codes near 38459

ZIPCityDistance
38453 Dellrose, TN 5.0 mi
37047 Cornersville, TN 8.6 mi
38455 Elkton, TN 10.3 mi
38449 Ardmore, TN 10.4 mi
37144 Petersburg, TN 11.4 mi
38478 Pulaski, TN 11.9 mi
37334 Fayetteville, TN 12.7 mi
38488 Taft, TN 13.0 mi
37019 Belfast, TN 14.7 mi
38477 Prospect, TN 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38459?

38459 is in Frankewing, Tennessee, in Lincoln County, part of the Fayetteville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1913, -86.8022.

What county is 38459 in?

38459 spans 2 counties: Lincoln County and Giles County. Most of it falls in Lincoln 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 38459?

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

What time zone is 38459 in?

38459 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38459?

About 541 people live in ZIP code 38459, in 164 households, at 26.0 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 38459?

$96,429 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38459?

The closest are 38453 (5 mi), 37047 (8.6 mi), 38455 (10.3 mi), 38449 (10.4 mi) and 37144 (11.4 mi).

Is 38459 a PO Box ZIP code?

38459 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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