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38483

ZIP 38483 is Summertown, Tennessee, mostly in Lawrence County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lawrence +3 more
Metro area
Lawrenceburg, TN
Population
7,610
Coordinates
35.4408, -87.3337
☼ Live from 38483 — Summertown, TN

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Where 38483 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38483
  • 🔢 Type 38483 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBhBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆38483 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,483 = 29 × 1327. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38482 (Santa Fe, TN, 25 mi away) and 38485 (Waynesboro, TN, 26 mi away).
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33488, 33848, 33884, 38348, 38834, 38843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83843 in Moscow, ID, 1,714 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯685 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38483 and you would come out at 35.44°S, 92.67°E — 1,352 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 101.2 square miles of land, 38483 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,610This ZIP7,610
Households2,464This ZIP2,464
Housing units2,678This ZIP2,678
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,293This ZIP$61,293Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$219,800This ZIP$219,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$747This ZIP$747Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density75.2 / sq miThis ZIP75.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees500This ZIP500
Annual payroll$22,639,000This ZIP$22,639,000
Tax returns filed2,650This ZIP2,650
Total adjusted gross income$156,269,000This ZIP$156,269,000

Land area

Land area101.16 sq miThis ZIP101.16 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 38483 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lawrence County 56.8%
Lewis County 35.3%
Giles County 7.2%
Maury County 0.6%

Other place names in 38483

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ZIP codes near 38483

ZIPCityDistance
38474 Mount Pleasant, TN 7.9 mi
38456 Ethridge, TN 8.3 mi
38461 Hampshire, TN 10.7 mi
38464 Lawrenceburg, TN 11.9 mi
38462 Hohenwald, TN 13.2 mi
38472 Lynnville, TN 17.2 mi
38451 Culleoka, TN 19.3 mi
38454 Duck River, TN 19.9 mi
38487 Williamsport, TN 20.0 mi
38402 Columbia, TN 20.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38483?

38483 is in Summertown, Tennessee, in Lawrence County, part of the Lawrenceburg, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4408, -87.3337.

What county is 38483 in?

38483 spans 4 counties: Lawrence County, Lewis County, Giles County and Maury 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 38483?

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

What time zone is 38483 in?

38483 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38483?

About 7,610 people live in ZIP code 38483, in 2,464 households, at 75.2 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 38483?

$61,293 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38483?

The closest are 38474 (7.9 mi), 38456 (8.3 mi), 38461 (10.7 mi), 38464 (11.9 mi) and 38462 (13.2 mi).

Is 38483 a PO Box ZIP code?

38483 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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