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38588

ZIP 38588 is Whitleyville, Tennessee, mostly in Jackson County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +2 more
Metro area
Cookeville, TN
Population
1,025
Coordinates
36.4464, -85.7307
☼ Live from 38588 — Whitleyville, TN

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Where 38588 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38588
  • 🔢 Type 38588 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBSBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,588 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 877. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38587 (Walling, TN, 41 mi away) and 38589 (Wilder, TN, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38588 becomes 88583 — and that is a real ZIP code: El Paso, TX, 1,219 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38858, 58838, 83858, 85388, 88538, 88583). The farthest-flung twin is 83858 in Rathdrum, ID, 1,764 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯736 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38588 and you would come out at 36.45°S, 94.27°E — 1,269 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 86.0 square miles of land, 38588 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,025This ZIP1,025
Households391This ZIP391
Housing units574This ZIP574
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$44,583This ZIP$44,583Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$209,200This ZIP$209,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$570This ZIP$570Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density11.9 / sq miThis ZIP11.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$190,000This ZIP$190,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$24,490,000This ZIP$24,490,000

Land area

Land area86.04 sq miThis ZIP86.04 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi

Counties 38588 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 84.9%
Clay County 12.5%
Macon County 2.6%

ZIP codes near 38588

ZIPCityDistance
38562 Gainesboro, TN 7.7 mi
37150 Red Boiling Springs, TN 7.9 mi
38575 Moss, TN 9.3 mi
37145 Pleasant Shade, TN 11.3 mi
38564 Granville, TN 13.2 mi
38568 Hilham, TN 14.3 mi
38545 Bloomington Springs, TN 15.4 mi
42140 Gamaliel, KY 15.5 mi
38551 Celina, TN 15.6 mi
37083 Lafayette, TN 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38588?

38588 is in Whitleyville, Tennessee, in Jackson County, part of the Cookeville, TN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4464, -85.7307.

What county is 38588 in?

38588 spans 3 counties: Jackson County, Clay County and Macon County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 time zone is 38588 in?

38588 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38588?

About 1,025 people live in ZIP code 38588, in 391 households, at 11.9 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 38588?

$44,583 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 38588?

The closest are 38562 (7.7 mi), 37150 (7.9 mi), 38575 (9.3 mi), 37145 (11.3 mi) and 38564 (13.2 mi).

Is 38588 a PO Box ZIP code?

38588 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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