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38488

ZIP 38488 is Taft, Tennessee, in Lincoln County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lincoln
Metro area
Fayetteville, TN
Population
2,138
Coordinates
35.0285, -86.6865
☼ Live from 38488 — Taft, TN

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Where 38488 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38488
  • 🔢 Type 38488 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBhBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,488 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 283. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011001011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38487 (Williamsport, TN, 57 mi away) and 38501 (Cookeville, TN, 105 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38488 becomes 88483, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38848, 48838, 48883, 83848, 88348). The farthest-flung twin is 83848 in Nordman, ID, 1,803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯731 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38488 and you would come out at 35.03°S, 93.31°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 58.1 square miles of land, 38488 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,138This ZIP2,138
Households974This ZIP974
Housing units1,085This ZIP1,085
Median age51.9This ZIP51.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$77,875This ZIP$77,875Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$261,500This ZIP$261,500Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$690This ZIP$690Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density36.8 / sq miThis ZIP36.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees139This ZIP139
Annual payroll$5,816,000This ZIP$5,816,000
Tax returns filed1,110This ZIP1,110
Total adjusted gross income$81,172,000This ZIP$81,172,000

Land area

Land area58.14 sq miThis ZIP58.14 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 38488

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

ZIP codes near 38488

ZIPCityDistance
35739 Ardmore, AL 7.2 mi
35750 Hazel Green, AL 7.4 mi
38449 Ardmore, TN 8.2 mi
35773 Toney, AL 9.6 mi
38453 Dellrose, TN 9.6 mi
37334 Fayetteville, TN 11.2 mi
38455 Elkton, TN 11.9 mi
38459 Frankewing, TN 13.0 mi
35759 Meridianville, AL 13.6 mi
35749 Harvest, AL 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38488?

38488 is in Taft, Tennessee, in Lincoln County, part of the Fayetteville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.0285, -86.6865.

What county is 38488 in?

38488 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 38488?

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

What time zone is 38488 in?

38488 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38488?

About 2,138 people live in ZIP code 38488, in 974 households, at 36.8 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 38488?

$77,875 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38488?

The closest are 35739 (7.2 mi), 35750 (7.4 mi), 38449 (8.2 mi), 35773 (9.6 mi) and 38453 (9.6 mi).

Is 38488 a PO Box ZIP code?

38488 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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