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38548

ZIP 38548 is Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, mostly in Putnam County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Putnam +2 more
Metro area
Cookeville, TN
Population
1,154
Coordinates
36.1748, -85.7920
☼ Live from 38548 — Buffalo Valley, TN

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Where 38548 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38548
  • 🔢 Type 38548 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,548 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 419. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38547 (Brush Creek, TN, 12 mi away) and 38549 (Byrdstown, TN, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38548 becomes 84583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38485, 45388, 45838, 45883, 48835, 48853, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83854 in Post Falls, ID, 1,774 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯740 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38548 and you would come out at 36.17°S, 94.21°E — 1,270 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 28.3 square miles of land, 38548 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,154This ZIP1,154
Households470This ZIP470
Housing units588This ZIP588
Median age53.7This ZIP53.7Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median home value$268,600This ZIP$268,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$813This ZIP$813Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%This ZIP9.1%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density40.8 / sq miThis ZIP40.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$569,000This ZIP$569,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$23,725,000This ZIP$23,725,000

Land area

Land area28.29 sq miThis ZIP28.29 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 38548 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Putnam County 64.4%
Smith County 32.8%
DeKalb County 2.9%

ZIP codes near 38548

ZIPCityDistance
38552 Chestnut Mound, TN 3.2 mi
38560 Elmwood, TN 4.8 mi
38569 Lancaster, TN 5.4 mi
38582 Silver Point, TN 5.4 mi
38564 Granville, TN 6.0 mi
38567 Hickman, TN 8.0 mi
38545 Bloomington Springs, TN 8.3 mi
38544 Baxter, TN 9.0 mi
37030 Carthage, TN 10.7 mi
38547 Brush Creek, TN 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38548?

38548 is in Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, in Putnam County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1748, -85.7920.

What county is 38548 in?

38548 spans 3 counties: Putnam County, Smith County and DeKalb 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 time zone is 38548 in?

38548 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38548?

About 1,154 people live in ZIP code 38548, in 470 households, at 40.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 38548?

The closest are 38552 (3.2 mi), 38560 (4.8 mi), 38569 (5.4 mi), 38582 (5.4 mi) and 38564 (6 mi).

Is 38548 a PO Box ZIP code?

38548 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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