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38601

ZIP 38601 is Abbeville, Mississippi, in Lafayette County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette
Metro area
Oxford, MS
Population
2,507
Coordinates
34.4785, -89.4513
☼ Live from 38601 — Abbeville, MS

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Where 38601 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38601
  • 🔢 Type 38601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,601 = 3 × 3 × 4289. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011011001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38589 (Wilder, TN, 276 mi away) and 38602 (Arkabutla, MS, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38601 becomes 10683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01368, 01863, 03816, 03861, 06138, 06183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83610 in Cambridge, ID, 1,608 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯623 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38601 and you would come out at 34.48°S, 90.55°E — 1,457 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 87.8 square miles of land, 38601 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,507This ZIP2,507
Households832This ZIP832
Housing units1,155This ZIP1,155
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$47,941This ZIP$47,941Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$190,000This ZIP$190,000Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$822This ZIP$822Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density28.5 / sq miThis ZIP28.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees131This ZIP131
Annual payroll$5,669,000This ZIP$5,669,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$56,166,000This ZIP$56,166,000

Land area

Land area87.84 sq miThis ZIP87.84 sq mi
Water area8.89 sq miThis ZIP8.89 sq mi

Other place names in 38601

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ZIP codes near 38601

ZIPCityDistance
38685 Waterford, MS 8.2 mi
38675 Tula, MS 8.5 mi
38677 University, MS 9.5 mi
38655 Oxford, MS 10.5 mi
38659 Potts Camp, MS 12.0 mi
38627 Etta, MS 12.3 mi
38673 Taylor, MS 16.6 mi
38871 Thaxton, MS 17.1 mi
38650 Myrtle, MS 18.0 mi
38633 Hickory Flat, MS 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38601?

38601 is in Abbeville, Mississippi, in Lafayette County, part of the Oxford, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4785, -89.4513.

What county is 38601 in?

38601 lies in Lafayette County.

What area code is 38601?

Abbeville uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 38601 in?

38601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38601?

About 2,507 people live in ZIP code 38601, in 832 households, at 28.5 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 38601?

$47,941 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38601?

The closest are 38685 (8.2 mi), 38675 (8.5 mi), 38677 (9.5 mi), 38655 (10.5 mi) and 38659 (12 mi).

Is 38601 a PO Box ZIP code?

38601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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