38542
ZIP 38542 is Allred, Tennessee, in Overton County; area code 931; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Overton
- Metro area
- Cookeville, TN
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 36.3158, -85.2012
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Where 38542 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 38542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 38,542 = 2 × 7 × 2753. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011010001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38541 (Allons, TN, 17 mi away) and 38543 (Alpine, TN, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38542 becomes 24583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23458, 23845, 24538, 24853, 25438, 25843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83524 in Culdesac, ID, 1,758 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
- 🎯766 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38542 and you would come out at 36.32°S, 94.80°E — 1,239 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
- 📏 At 3.1 square miles of land, 38542 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 3.15 sq miThis ZIP3.15 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 38542
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38543 | Alpine, TN | 3.7 mi |
38554 | Crawford, TN | 5.0 mi |
38580 | Rickman, TN | 5.9 mi |
38589 | Wilder, TN | 7.3 mi |
38570 | Livingston, TN | 8.1 mi |
38565 | Grimsley, TN | 11.3 mi |
38574 | Monterey, TN | 12.0 mi |
38573 | Monroe, TN | 12.3 mi |
38553 | Clarkrange, TN | 13.4 mi |
38506 | Cookeville, TN | 15.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38542?
38542 is in Allred, Tennessee, in Overton County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3158, -85.2012.
What county is 38542 in?
38542 lies in Overton County.
What area code is 38542?
Allred uses area code 931, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38542 in?
38542 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38542?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 38542. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 38542?
The closest are 38543 (3.7 mi), 38554 (5 mi), 38580 (5.9 mi), 38589 (7.3 mi) and 38570 (8.1 mi).
Is 38542 a PO Box ZIP code?
38542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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