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38579

ZIP 38579 is Quebeck, Tennessee, in White County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
White
Metro area
Cookeville, TN
Population
1,475
Coordinates
35.8359, -85.5482
☼ Live from 38579 — Quebeck, TN

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Where 38579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38579
  • 🔢 Type 38579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,579 = 173 × 223. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38578 (Pleasant Hill, TN, 22 mi away) and 38580 (Rickman, TN, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38579 becomes 97583, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 35987, 38759, 38957, 53789, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 2,153 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯762 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38579 and you would come out at 35.84°S, 94.45°E — 1,254 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 18.3 square miles of land, 38579 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,475This ZIP1,475
Households560This ZIP560
Housing units597This ZIP597
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,940This ZIP$51,940Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$229,100This ZIP$229,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$920This ZIP$920Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density80.6 / sq miThis ZIP80.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$1,246,000This ZIP$1,246,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$22,145,000This ZIP$22,145,000

Land area

Land area18.30 sq miThis ZIP18.30 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

ZIP codes near 38579

ZIPCityDistance
38559 Doyle, TN 2.9 mi
38587 Walling, TN 4.2 mi
38550 Campaign, TN 6.6 mi
38581 Rock Island, TN 7.7 mi
38583 Sparta, TN 10.4 mi
38585 Spencer, TN 12.7 mi
37166 Smithville, TN 14.5 mi
37111 Mcminnville, TN 16.3 mi
37110 Mcminnville, TN 17.1 mi
38544 Baxter, TN 19.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38579?

38579 is in Quebeck, Tennessee, in White County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8359, -85.5482.

What county is 38579 in?

38579 lies in White County.

What area code is 38579?

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

What time zone is 38579 in?

38579 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38579?

About 1,475 people live in ZIP code 38579, in 560 households, at 80.6 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 38579?

$51,940 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38579?

The closest are 38559 (2.9 mi), 38587 (4.2 mi), 38550 (6.6 mi), 38581 (7.7 mi) and 38583 (10.4 mi).

Is 38579 a PO Box ZIP code?

38579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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