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38574

ZIP 38574 is Monterey, Tennessee, mostly in Putnam County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Putnam +3 more
Metro area
Cookeville, TN
Population
9,079
Coordinates
36.1436, -85.2293
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Where 38574 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38574
  • 🔢 Type 38574 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,574 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 2143. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38573 (Monroe, TN, 24 mi away) and 38575 (Moss, TN, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38574 becomes 47583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35487, 35748, 37845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83547 in Pollock, ID, 1,735 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯769 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38574 and you would come out at 36.14°S, 94.77°E — 1,239 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 169.3 square miles of land, 38574 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,079This ZIP9,079
Households3,525This ZIP3,525
Housing units3,989This ZIP3,989
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$52,223This ZIP$52,223Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$196,800This ZIP$196,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density53.6 / sq miThis ZIP53.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments122This ZIP122
Employees1,755This ZIP1,755
Annual payroll$71,439,000This ZIP$71,439,000
Tax returns filed3,780This ZIP3,780
Total adjusted gross income$237,862,000This ZIP$237,862,000

Land area

Land area169.25 sq miThis ZIP169.25 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Counties 38574 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Putnam County 48.6%
Overton County 32.9%
Cumberland County 13.8%
Fentress County 4.6%

Other place names in 38574

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ZIP codes near 38574

ZIPCityDistance
38554 Crawford, TN 8.4 mi
38580 Rickman, TN 9.9 mi
38578 Pleasant Hill, TN 11.4 mi
38506 Cookeville, TN 11.8 mi
38542 Allred, TN 12.0 mi
38589 Wilder, TN 13.0 mi
38553 Clarkrange, TN 13.2 mi
38571 Crossville, TN 13.7 mi
38565 Grimsley, TN 14.8 mi
38543 Alpine, TN 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38574?

38574 is in Monterey, Tennessee, in Putnam County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1436, -85.2293.

What county is 38574 in?

38574 spans 4 counties: Putnam County, Overton County, Cumberland County and Fentress 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 area code is 38574?

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

What time zone is 38574 in?

38574 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38574?

About 9,079 people live in ZIP code 38574, in 3,525 households, at 53.6 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 38574?

$52,223 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38574?

The closest are 38554 (8.4 mi), 38580 (9.9 mi), 38578 (11.4 mi), 38506 (11.8 mi) and 38542 (12 mi).

Is 38574 a PO Box ZIP code?

38574 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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