38501
ZIP 38501 is in Cookeville, Tennessee, mostly in Putnam County; area code 931; Central time. Cookeville has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 38502, 38503, 38505 and 38506.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Putnam +2 more
- Metro area
- Cookeville, TN
- Population
- 42,471
- Coordinates
- 36.2260, -85.5333
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Where 38501 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 38501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 38501 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011001100101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38488 (Taft, TN, 105 mi away) and 38502 (Cookeville, TN, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38501 becomes 10583 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scarsdale, NY, 714 miles away.
- 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01538, 01583, 01835, 01853, 03581, 03815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83501 in Lewiston, ID, 1,757 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
- 🎯752 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38501 and you would come out at 36.23°S, 94.47°E — 1,256 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
- 📏 At 87.1 square miles of land, 38501 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 42,471This ZIP42,471 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17,574This ZIP17,574 |
| Housing units | 19,357This ZIP19,357 |
| Median age | 31.4This ZIP31.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $52,145This ZIP$52,145Tennessee$69,595US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $284,600This ZIP$284,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $883This ZIP$883Tennessee$1,189US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.4%This ZIP31.4% |
| Mean commute | 20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min |
| Population density | 487.7 / sq miThis ZIP487.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,341This ZIP1,341 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 22,747This ZIP22,747 |
| Annual payroll | $1,103,447,000This ZIP$1,103,447,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 17,130This ZIP17,130 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,145,805,000This ZIP$1,145,805,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 87.08 sq miThis ZIP87.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi |
Counties 38501 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Putnam County | 63.5% |
| Jackson County | 35.1% |
| Overton County | 1.4% |
Other place names in 38501
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 38501
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38505 | Cookeville, TN | 4.0 mi |
38503 | Cookeville, TN | 4.6 mi |
38502 | Cookeville, TN | 4.7 mi |
38506 | Cookeville, TN | 6.2 mi |
38545 | Bloomington Springs, TN | 7.1 mi |
38544 | Baxter, TN | 10.4 mi |
38562 | Gainesboro, TN | 11.2 mi |
38564 | Granville, TN | 12.5 mi |
38580 | Rickman, TN | 13.7 mi |
38548 | Buffalo Valley, TN | 14.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38501?
38501 is in Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2260, -85.5333.
What county is 38501 in?
38501 spans 3 counties: Putnam County, Jackson County and Overton County. Most of it falls in Putnam 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 38501?
Cookeville uses area code 931, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38501 in?
38501 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38501?
About 42,471 people live in ZIP code 38501, in 17,574 households, at 487.7 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 38501?
$52,145 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.
What ZIP codes are near 38501?
The closest are 38505 (4 mi), 38503 (4.6 mi), 38502 (4.7 mi), 38506 (6.2 mi) and 38545 (7.1 mi).
Is 38501 a PO Box ZIP code?
38501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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