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38573

ZIP 38573 is Monroe, Tennessee, mostly in Overton County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Overton +2 more
Metro area
Cookeville, TN
Population
2,097
Coordinates
36.4934, -85.2239
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Where 38573 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38573
  • 🔢 Type 38573 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,573 = 17 × 2269. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38572 (Crossville, TN, 45 mi away) and 38574 (Monterey, TN, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38573 becomes 37583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33578, 33587, 33758, 33785, 33857, 33875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83537 in Kendrick, ID, 1,749 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯760 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38573 and you would come out at 36.49°S, 94.78°E — 1,242 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 66.8 square miles of land, 38573 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,097This ZIP2,097
Households843This ZIP843
Housing units1,062This ZIP1,062
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,583This ZIP$49,583Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$182,100This ZIP$182,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density31.4 / sq miThis ZIP31.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees67This ZIP67
Annual payroll$2,430,000This ZIP$2,430,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$57,393,000This ZIP$57,393,000

Land area

Land area66.75 sq miThis ZIP66.75 sq mi
Water area4.66 sq miThis ZIP4.66 sq mi

Counties 38573 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Overton County 65.3%
Pickett County 33.0%
Clay County 1.7%

ZIP codes near 38573

ZIPCityDistance
38549 Byrdstown, TN 6.3 mi
38541 Allons, TN 6.9 mi
38570 Livingston, TN 9.9 mi
38543 Alpine, TN 10.7 mi
38542 Allred, TN 12.3 mi
38568 Hilham, TN 14.4 mi
38551 Celina, TN 15.3 mi
38580 Rickman, TN 15.5 mi
38577 Pall Mall, TN 15.8 mi
38589 Wilder, TN 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38573?

38573 is in Monroe, Tennessee, in Overton County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4934, -85.2239.

What county is 38573 in?

38573 spans 3 counties: Overton County, Pickett County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Overton 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 area code is 38573?

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

What time zone is 38573 in?

38573 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38573?

About 2,097 people live in ZIP code 38573, in 843 households, at 31.4 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 38573?

$49,583 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38573?

The closest are 38549 (6.3 mi), 38541 (6.9 mi), 38570 (9.9 mi), 38543 (10.7 mi) and 38542 (12.3 mi).

Is 38573 a PO Box ZIP code?

38573 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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