38603
ZIP 38603 is Ashland, Mississippi, mostly in Benton County; area code 662; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Benton +1 more
- Metro area
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Population
- 2,530
- Coordinates
- 34.8484, -89.1423
Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 38603 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 38603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 38603 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011011001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38602 (Arkabutla, MS, 56 mi away) and 38606 (Batesville, MS, 60 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38603 becomes 30683 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winterville, GA, 341 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03836, 06338, 06383, 30368, 30638, 30683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83630 in Huston, ID, 1,589 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
- 🎯622 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38603 and you would come out at 34.85°S, 90.86°E — 1,448 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 136.7 square miles of land, 38603 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,530This ZIP2,530 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,174This ZIP1,174 |
| Housing units | 1,797This ZIP1,797 |
| Median age | 50.9This ZIP50.9Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $43,676This ZIP$43,676Mississippi$56,447US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $143,400This ZIP$143,400Mississippi$169,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $646This ZIP$646Mississippi$954US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.5%This ZIP13.5% |
| Mean commute | 30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min |
| Population density | 18.5 / sq miThis ZIP18.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 39This ZIP39 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 443This ZIP443 |
| Annual payroll | $19,889,000This ZIP$19,889,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,100This ZIP1,100 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $54,506,000This ZIP$54,506,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 136.70 sq miThis ZIP136.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi |
Counties 38603 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Benton County | 96.0% |
| Tippah County | 4.0% |
Other place names in 38603
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 38603
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38629 | Falkner, MS | 8.7 mi |
38647 | Michigan City, MS | 9.2 mi |
38642 | Lamar, MS | 12.1 mi |
38633 | Hickory Flat, MS | 14.2 mi |
38674 | Tiplersville, MS | 14.2 mi |
38039 | Grand Junction, TN | 14.6 mi |
38046 | La Grange, TN | 14.8 mi |
38610 | Blue Mountain, MS | 15.1 mi |
38663 | Ripley, MS | 15.6 mi |
38067 | Saulsbury, TN | 17.1 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 38603 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38603?
38603 is in Ashland, Mississippi, in Benton County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8484, -89.1423.
What county is 38603 in?
38603 spans 2 counties: Benton County and Tippah County. Most of it falls in Benton 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 38603?
Ashland uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38603 in?
38603 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38603?
About 2,530 people live in ZIP code 38603, in 1,174 households, at 18.5 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 38603?
$43,676 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.
What ZIP codes are near 38603?
The closest are 38629 (8.7 mi), 38647 (9.2 mi), 38642 (12.1 mi), 38633 (14.2 mi) and 38674 (14.2 mi).
Is 38603 a PO Box ZIP code?
38603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “38603 ZIP Code — Ashland, Mississippi (Benton County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/38603
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/38603.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.