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38555

ZIP 38555 is in Crossville, Tennessee, in Cumberland County; area code 931; Central time. Crossville has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 38557, 38558, 38571 and 38572.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cumberland
Metro area
Crossville, TN
Population
21,584
Coordinates
35.8879, -84.9890
☼ Live from 38555 — Crossville, TN

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Where 38555 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38555
  • 🔢 Type 38555 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,555 = 5 × 11 × 701. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38554 (Crawford, TN, 27 mi away) and 38556 (Jamestown, TN, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38555 becomes 55583 — and that is a real ZIP code: Norwood, MN, 769 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35585, 53558, 53585, 55358, 55385, 55583, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83555 in Winchester, ID, 1,783 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯789 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38555 and you would come out at 35.89°S, 95.01°E — 1,223 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 92.3 square miles of land, 38555 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,584This ZIP21,584
Households9,205This ZIP9,205
Housing units9,995This ZIP9,995
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,818This ZIP$56,818Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$236,300This ZIP$236,300Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$804This ZIP$804Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density233.9 / sq miThis ZIP233.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments722This ZIP722
Employees12,164This ZIP12,164
Annual payroll$537,653,000This ZIP$537,653,000
Tax returns filed8,680This ZIP8,680
Total adjusted gross income$547,479,000This ZIP$547,479,000

Land area

Land area92.29 sq miThis ZIP92.29 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 38555

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ZIP codes near 38555

ZIPCityDistance
38557 Crossville, TN 7.1 mi
38572 Crossville, TN 8.3 mi
37337 Grandview, TN 10.4 mi
38558 Crossville, TN 10.9 mi
37723 Crab Orchard, TN 11.3 mi
38571 Crossville, TN 11.4 mi
38578 Pleasant Hill, TN 13.2 mi
37381 Spring City, TN 15.2 mi
37854 Rockwood, TN 15.7 mi
37332 Evensville, TN 20.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38555?

38555 is in Crossville, Tennessee, in Cumberland County, part of the Crossville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8879, -84.9890.

What county is 38555 in?

38555 lies in Cumberland County.

What area code is 38555?

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

What time zone is 38555 in?

38555 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38555?

About 21,584 people live in ZIP code 38555, in 9,205 households, at 233.9 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 38555?

$56,818 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38555?

The closest are 38557 (7.1 mi), 38572 (8.3 mi), 37337 (10.4 mi), 38558 (10.9 mi) and 37723 (11.3 mi).

Is 38555 a PO Box ZIP code?

38555 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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