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38481

ZIP 38481 is Saint Joseph, Tennessee, in Lawrence County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lawrence
Metro area
Lawrenceburg, TN
Population
890
Coordinates
35.0281, -87.4887
☼ Live from 38481 — Saint Joseph, TN

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Where 38481 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38481
  • 🔢 Type 38481 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBhBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,481 = 3 × 101 × 127. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38478 (Pulaski, TN, 31 mi away) and 38482 (Santa Fe, TN, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38481 becomes 18483, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13488, 13848, 14838, 14883, 18348, 18438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83841 in Laclede, ID, 1,749 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯692 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38481 and you would come out at 35.03°S, 92.51°E — 1,359 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 10.5 square miles of land, 38481 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population890This ZIP890
Households395This ZIP395
Housing units431This ZIP431
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,567This ZIP$49,567Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$192,700This ZIP$192,700Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$628This ZIP$628Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density84.8 / sq miThis ZIP84.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$1,130,000This ZIP$1,130,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$21,222,000This ZIP$21,222,000

Land area

Land area10.49 sq miThis ZIP10.49 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38481

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ZIP codes near 38481

ZIPCityDistance
38469 Loretto, TN 4.7 mi
35648 Lexington, AL 7.8 mi
35645 Killen, AL 9.3 mi
38463 Iron City, TN 9.3 mi
35634 Florence, AL 9.9 mi
38486 Westpoint, TN 10.4 mi
38457 Five Points, TN 11.5 mi
38468 Leoma, TN 13.4 mi
35610 Anderson, AL 15.4 mi
38450 Collinwood, TN 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38481?

38481 is in Saint Joseph, Tennessee, in Lawrence County, part of the Lawrenceburg, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0281, -87.4887.

What county is 38481 in?

38481 lies in Lawrence County.

What area code is 38481?

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

What time zone is 38481 in?

38481 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38481?

About 890 people live in ZIP code 38481, in 395 households, at 84.8 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 38481?

$49,567 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38481?

The closest are 38469 (4.7 mi), 35648 (7.8 mi), 35645 (9.3 mi), 38463 (9.3 mi) and 35634 (9.9 mi).

Is 38481 a PO Box ZIP code?

38481 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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