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38552

ZIP 38552 is Chestnut Mound, Tennessee, in Smith County; area code 615; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Smith
Population
472
Coordinates
36.2177, -85.8138
☼ Live from 38552 — Chestnut Mound, TN

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Where 38552 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38552
  • 🔢 Type 38552 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,552 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 61 × 79. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38551 (Celina, TN, 30 mi away) and 38553 (Clarkrange, TN, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38552 becomes 25583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25358, 25853, 28355, 28553, 32855, 35285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83552 in Stites, ID, 1,694 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯737 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38552 and you would come out at 36.22°S, 94.19°E — 1,272 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 7.3 square miles of land, 38552 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population472This ZIP472
Households134This ZIP134
Housing units178This ZIP178
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$71,250This ZIP$71,250Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$198,600This ZIP$198,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute40.6 minThis ZIP40.6 min
Population density64.6 / sq miThis ZIP64.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$9,250,000This ZIP$9,250,000

Land area

Land area7.30 sq miThis ZIP7.30 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

ZIP codes near 38552

ZIPCityDistance
38560 Elmwood, TN 2.4 mi
38548 Buffalo Valley, TN 3.2 mi
38564 Granville, TN 4.3 mi
38569 Lancaster, TN 7.3 mi
37030 Carthage, TN 8.1 mi
38567 Hickman, TN 8.6 mi
38582 Silver Point, TN 8.6 mi
38545 Bloomington Springs, TN 8.6 mi
38563 Gordonsville, TN 11.6 mi
38544 Baxter, TN 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38552?

38552 is in Chestnut Mound, Tennessee, in Smith County, part of the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2177, -85.8138.

What county is 38552 in?

38552 lies in Smith County.

What area code is 38552?

Chestnut Mound uses area code 615, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38552 in?

38552 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38552?

About 472 people live in ZIP code 38552, in 134 households, at 64.6 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 38552?

$71,250 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38552?

The closest are 38560 (2.4 mi), 38548 (3.2 mi), 38564 (4.3 mi), 38569 (7.3 mi) and 37030 (8.1 mi).

Is 38552 a PO Box ZIP code?

38552 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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