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38486

ZIP 38486 is Westpoint, 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
1,301
Coordinates
35.1731, -87.5402
☼ Live from 38486 — Westpoint, TN

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Where 38486 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38486
  • 🔢 Type 38486 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBhBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,486 = 2 × 7 × 2749. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011001010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38485 (Waynesboro, TN, 19 mi away) and 38487 (Williamsport, TN, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38486 becomes 68483, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34688, 38468, 38846, 38864, 48386, 48638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83864 in Sandpoint, ID, 1,735 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯685 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38486 and you would come out at 35.17°S, 92.46°E — 1,362 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 81.6 square miles of land, 38486 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,301This ZIP1,301
Households577This ZIP577
Housing units703This ZIP703
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$48,953This ZIP$48,953Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$165,600This ZIP$165,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density15.9 / sq miThis ZIP15.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$279,000This ZIP$279,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$23,118,000This ZIP$23,118,000

Land area

Land area81.62 sq miThis ZIP81.62 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 38486 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lawrence County 79.7%
Wayne County 20.3%

Other place names in 38486

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

ZIP codes near 38486

ZIPCityDistance
38450 Collinwood, TN 7.6 mi
38463 Iron City, TN 9.2 mi
38469 Loretto, TN 9.3 mi
38464 Lawrenceburg, TN 10.1 mi
38481 Saint Joseph, TN 10.4 mi
38468 Leoma, TN 14.3 mi
38452 Cypress Inn, TN 15.7 mi
35648 Lexington, AL 17.4 mi
38457 Five Points, TN 17.5 mi
35634 Florence, AL 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38486?

38486 is in Westpoint, Tennessee, in Lawrence County, part of the Lawrenceburg, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1731, -87.5402.

What county is 38486 in?

38486 spans 2 counties: Lawrence County and Wayne 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 38486?

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

What time zone is 38486 in?

38486 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38486?

About 1,301 people live in ZIP code 38486, in 577 households, at 15.9 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 38486?

$48,953 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38486?

The closest are 38450 (7.6 mi), 38463 (9.2 mi), 38469 (9.3 mi), 38464 (10.1 mi) and 38481 (10.4 mi).

Is 38486 a PO Box ZIP code?

38486 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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