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38547

ZIP 38547 is Brush Creek, Tennessee, in Smith County; area codes 615 and 629; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Smith
Population
2,088
Coordinates
36.1547, -86.0095
☼ Live from 38547 — Brush Creek, TN

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Where 38547 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38547
  • 🔢 Type 38547 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,547 = 3 × 3 × 4283. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38545 (Bloomington Springs, TN, 20 mi away) and 38548 (Buffalo Valley, TN, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38547 becomes 74583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35487, 35748, 37845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83547 in Pollock, ID, 1,697 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯729 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38547 and you would come out at 36.15°S, 93.99°E — 1,282 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 31.0 square miles of land, 38547 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,088This ZIP2,088
Households783This ZIP783
Housing units847This ZIP847
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$80,843This ZIP$80,843Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$244,100This ZIP$244,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density67.4 / sq miThis ZIP67.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees92This ZIP92
Annual payroll$3,358,000This ZIP$3,358,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$69,975,000This ZIP$69,975,000

Land area

Land area30.96 sq miThis ZIP30.96 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 38547

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ZIP codes near 38547

ZIPCityDistance
38563 Gordonsville, TN 3.8 mi
38567 Hickman, TN 4.9 mi
37012 Alexandria, TN 5.8 mi
38569 Lancaster, TN 8.7 mi
37030 Carthage, TN 8.9 mi
37184 Watertown, TN 8.9 mi
38560 Elmwood, TN 9.8 mi
37151 Riddleton, TN 10.8 mi
38552 Chestnut Mound, TN 11.8 mi
38548 Buffalo Valley, TN 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38547?

38547 is in Brush Creek, Tennessee, in Smith County, part of the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1547, -86.0095.

What county is 38547 in?

38547 lies in Smith County.

What area code is 38547?

Brush Creek uses area codes 615 and 629, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38547 in?

38547 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38547?

About 2,088 people live in ZIP code 38547, in 783 households, at 67.4 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 38547?

$80,843 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38547?

The closest are 38563 (3.8 mi), 38567 (4.9 mi), 37012 (5.8 mi), 38569 (8.7 mi) and 37030 (8.9 mi).

Is 38547 a PO Box ZIP code?

38547 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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