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38553

ZIP 38553 is Clarkrange, Tennessee, in Fentress County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fentress
Metro area
none
Population
2,521
Coordinates
36.2032, -85.0044
☼ Live from 38553 — Clarkrange, TN

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Where 38553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38553
  • 🔢 Type 38553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,553 = 3 × 71 × 181. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38552 (Chestnut Mound, TN, 45 mi away) and 38554 (Crawford, TN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38553 becomes 35583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33558, 33585, 33855, 38355, 53538, 53583, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83535 in Juliaetta, ID, 1,778 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯779 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38553 and you would come out at 36.20°S, 95.00°E — 1,227 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 48.1 square miles of land, 38553 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,521This ZIP2,521
Households1,070This ZIP1,070
Housing units1,070This ZIP1,070
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,500This ZIP$63,500Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$174,800This ZIP$174,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density52.4 / sq miThis ZIP52.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees183This ZIP183
Annual payroll$7,405,000This ZIP$7,405,000
Tax returns filed1,110This ZIP1,110
Total adjusted gross income$59,364,000This ZIP$59,364,000

Land area

Land area48.09 sq miThis ZIP48.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38553

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ZIP codes near 38553

ZIPCityDistance
38565 Grimsley, TN 4.1 mi
38589 Wilder, TN 7.0 mi
38554 Crawford, TN 9.3 mi
38571 Crossville, TN 10.5 mi
37726 Deer Lodge, TN 10.9 mi
38543 Alpine, TN 13.0 mi
38574 Monterey, TN 13.2 mi
38542 Allred, TN 13.4 mi
38556 Jamestown, TN 14.8 mi
38557 Crossville, TN 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38553?

38553 is in Clarkrange, Tennessee, in Fentress County. Its published point location is 36.2032, -85.0044.

What county is 38553 in?

38553 lies in Fentress County.

What area code is 38553?

Clarkrange uses area code 931, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38553 in?

38553 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38553?

About 2,521 people live in ZIP code 38553, in 1,070 households, at 52.4 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 38553?

$63,500 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38553?

The closest are 38565 (4.1 mi), 38589 (7 mi), 38554 (9.3 mi), 38571 (10.5 mi) and 37726 (10.9 mi).

Is 38553 a PO Box ZIP code?

38553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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