38506
ZIP 38506 is in Cookeville, Tennessee, mostly in Putnam County; area code 931; Central time. Cookeville has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 38501, 38502, 38503 and 38505.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Putnam +3 more
- Metro area
- Cookeville, TN
- Population
- 30,100
- Coordinates
- 36.1870, -85.4335
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Where 38506 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 38506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 38,506 = 2 × 13 × 1481. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011001101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38505 (Cookeville, TN, 4 mi away) and 38541 (Allons, TN, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38506 becomes 60583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03586, 03856, 03865, 05836, 05863, 06385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83605 in Caldwell, ID, 1,721 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
- 🎯758 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38506 and you would come out at 36.19°S, 94.57°E — 1,251 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 164.3 square miles of land, 38506 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 125 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30,100This ZIP30,100 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,470This ZIP12,470 |
| Housing units | 13,155This ZIP13,155 |
| Median age | 42.9This ZIP42.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $70,279This ZIP$70,279Tennessee$69,595US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $288,100This ZIP$288,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,007This ZIP$1,007Tennessee$1,189US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.6%This ZIP30.6% |
| Mean commute | 21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min |
| Population density | 183.2 / sq miThis ZIP183.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 479This ZIP479 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 8,484This ZIP8,484 |
| Annual payroll | $358,480,000This ZIP$358,480,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 13,930This ZIP13,930 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,157,753,000This ZIP$1,157,753,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 164.35 sq miThis ZIP164.35 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi |
Counties 38506 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 | 70.2% |
| Overton County | 25.3% |
| White County | 4.0% |
| Jackson County | 0.5% |
Other place names in 38506
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 38506
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38505 | Cookeville, TN | 4.1 mi |
38502 | Cookeville, TN | 4.2 mi |
38503 | Cookeville, TN | 4.4 mi |
38501 | Cookeville, TN | 6.2 mi |
38580 | Rickman, TN | 9.9 mi |
38574 | Monterey, TN | 11.8 mi |
38545 | Bloomington Springs, TN | 13.0 mi |
38544 | Baxter, TN | 13.3 mi |
38570 | Livingston, TN | 14.4 mi |
38542 | Allred, TN | 15.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38506?
38506 is in Cookeville, Tennessee, in Putnam County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1870, -85.4335.
What county is 38506 in?
38506 spans 4 counties: Putnam County, Overton County, White County and Jackson 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 38506?
Cookeville uses area code 931, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38506 in?
38506 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38506?
About 30,100 people live in ZIP code 38506, in 12,470 households, at 183.2 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 38506?
$70,279 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.
What ZIP codes are near 38506?
The closest are 38505 (4.1 mi), 38502 (4.2 mi), 38503 (4.4 mi), 38501 (6.2 mi) and 38580 (9.9 mi).
Is 38506 a PO Box ZIP code?
38506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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