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38583

ZIP 38583 is Sparta, Tennessee, mostly in White County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
White +4 more
Metro area
Cookeville, TN
Population
25,584
Coordinates
35.9531, -85.4304
☼ Live from 38583 — Sparta, TN

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Where 38583 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38583
  • 🔢 Type 38583 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆38583 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,583 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1429. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38582 (Silver Point, TN, 21 mi away) and 38585 (Spencer, TN, 18 mi away).
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33858, 33885, 38358, 38835, 58338, 58833, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83853 in Porthill, ID, 1,802 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯764 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38583 and you would come out at 35.95°S, 94.57°E — 1,248 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 363.6 square miles of land, 38583 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 276 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,584This ZIP25,584
Households10,341This ZIP10,341
Housing units11,389This ZIP11,389
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$54,644This ZIP$54,644Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$207,800This ZIP$207,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$861This ZIP$861Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density70.4 / sq miThis ZIP70.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments402This ZIP402
Employees5,553This ZIP5,553
Annual payroll$254,864,000This ZIP$254,864,000
Tax returns filed11,070This ZIP11,070
Total adjusted gross income$636,855,000This ZIP$636,855,000

Land area

Land area363.58 sq miThis ZIP363.58 sq mi
Water area4.09 sq miThis ZIP4.09 sq mi

Counties 38583 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
White County 82.0%
Putnam County 5.6%
DeKalb County 5.1%
Cumberland County 4.9%
Van Buren County 2.4%

Other place names in 38583

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ZIP codes near 38583

ZIPCityDistance
38579 Quebeck, TN 10.4 mi
38559 Doyle, TN 10.9 mi
38587 Walling, TN 12.0 mi
38578 Pleasant Hill, TN 13.2 mi
38502 Cookeville, TN 15.0 mi
38503 Cookeville, TN 15.1 mi
38505 Cookeville, TN 15.8 mi
38506 Cookeville, TN 16.2 mi
38544 Baxter, TN 16.5 mi
38550 Campaign, TN 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38583?

38583 is in Sparta, Tennessee, in White County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9531, -85.4304.

What county is 38583 in?

38583 spans 5 counties: White County, Putnam County, DeKalb County, Cumberland County and Van Buren County. Most of it falls in White 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 38583?

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

What time zone is 38583 in?

38583 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38583?

About 25,584 people live in ZIP code 38583, in 10,341 households, at 70.4 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 38583?

$54,644 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38583?

The closest are 38579 (10.4 mi), 38559 (10.9 mi), 38587 (12 mi), 38578 (13.2 mi) and 38502 (15 mi).

Is 38583 a PO Box ZIP code?

38583 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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