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38469

ZIP 38469 is Loretto, Tennessee, in Lawrence County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lawrence
Metro area
Lawrenceburg, TN
Population
4,647
Coordinates
35.0746, -87.4283
☼ Live from 38469 — Loretto, TN

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Where 38469 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38469
  • 🔢 Type 38469 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GghBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,469 = 3 × 12823. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38468 (Leoma, TN, 9 mi away) and 38471 (Lutts, TN, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38469 becomes 96483, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 36849, 38649, 38946, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,698 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯694 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38469 and you would come out at 35.07°S, 92.57°E — 1,356 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 69.5 square miles of land, 38469 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,647This ZIP4,647
Households1,621This ZIP1,621
Housing units1,714This ZIP1,714
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$67,566This ZIP$67,566Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$188,300This ZIP$188,300Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$688This ZIP$688Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density66.9 / sq miThis ZIP66.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees622This ZIP622
Annual payroll$20,123,000This ZIP$20,123,000
Tax returns filed1,800This ZIP1,800
Total adjusted gross income$106,142,000This ZIP$106,142,000

Land area

Land area69.46 sq miThis ZIP69.46 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 38469

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ZIP codes near 38469

ZIPCityDistance
38481 Saint Joseph, TN 4.7 mi
35648 Lexington, AL 8.4 mi
38457 Five Points, TN 8.7 mi
38468 Leoma, TN 8.8 mi
38486 Westpoint, TN 9.3 mi
38463 Iron City, TN 12.3 mi
35645 Killen, AL 12.9 mi
35610 Anderson, AL 13.8 mi
35634 Florence, AL 14.6 mi
38464 Lawrenceburg, TN 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38469?

38469 is in Loretto, Tennessee, in Lawrence County, part of the Lawrenceburg, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0746, -87.4283.

What county is 38469 in?

38469 lies in Lawrence County.

What area code is 38469?

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

What time zone is 38469 in?

38469 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38469?

About 4,647 people live in ZIP code 38469, in 1,621 households, at 66.9 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 38469?

$67,566 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38469?

The closest are 38481 (4.7 mi), 35648 (8.4 mi), 38457 (8.7 mi), 38468 (8.8 mi) and 38486 (9.3 mi).

Is 38469 a PO Box ZIP code?

38469 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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