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38617

ZIP 38617 is Coahoma, Mississippi, mostly in Coahoma County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Coahoma +1 more
Metro area
Clarksdale, MS
Population
759
Coordinates
34.3617, -90.4906
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Where 38617 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38617
  • 🔢 Type 38617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,617 = 23 × 23 × 73. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38614 (Clarksdale, MS, 15 mi away) and 38618 (Coldwater, MS, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38617 becomes 71683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83617 in Emmett, ID, 1,534 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯584 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38617 and you would come out at 34.36°S, 89.51°E — 1,426 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 86.6 square miles of land, 38617 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population759This ZIP759
Households317This ZIP317
Housing units402This ZIP402
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$19,861This ZIP$19,861Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$62,500This ZIP$62,500Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$270This ZIP$270Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density8.8 / sq miThis ZIP8.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,764,000This ZIP$1,764,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$8,622,000This ZIP$8,622,000

Land area

Land area86.61 sq miThis ZIP86.61 sq mi
Water area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi

Counties 38617 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Coahoma County 99.1%
Quitman County 0.9%

Other place names in 38617

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 38617

ZIPCityDistance
38639 Jonestown, MS 5.1 mi
38644 Lula, MS 6.8 mi
38631 Friars Point, MS 7.7 mi
38645 Lyon, MS 7.9 mi
38623 Darling, MS 10.3 mi
38626 Dundee, MS 11.4 mi
72342 Helena, AR 12.1 mi
38646 Marks, MS 12.1 mi
38630 Farrell, MS 12.4 mi
38670 Sledge, MS 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38617?

38617 is in Coahoma, Mississippi, in Coahoma County, part of the Clarksdale, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3617, -90.4906.

What county is 38617 in?

38617 spans 2 counties: Coahoma County and Quitman County. Most of it falls in Coahoma 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 38617?

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

What time zone is 38617 in?

38617 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38617?

About 759 people live in ZIP code 38617, in 317 households, at 8.8 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 38617?

$19,861 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38617?

The closest are 38639 (5.1 mi), 38644 (6.8 mi), 38631 (7.7 mi), 38645 (7.9 mi) and 38623 (10.3 mi).

Is 38617 a PO Box ZIP code?

38617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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