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38618

ZIP 38618 is Coldwater, Mississippi, mostly in Tate County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tate +2 more
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
9,866
Coordinates
34.7163, -89.9378
☼ Live from 38618 — Coldwater, MS

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Where 38618 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38618
  • 🔢 Type 38618 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,618 = 2 × 19309. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011011011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38617 (Coahoma, MS, 40 mi away) and 38619 (Como, MS, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38618 becomes 81683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16388, 16838, 38168, 38186, 61883, 63188, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83816 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, 1,645 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯592 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38618 and you would come out at 34.72°S, 90.06°E — 1,427 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 198.4 square miles of land, 38618 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 151 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,866This ZIP9,866
Households4,369This ZIP4,369
Housing units4,779This ZIP4,779
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$66,244This ZIP$66,244Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$183,500This ZIP$183,500Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,035This ZIP$1,035Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density49.7 / sq miThis ZIP49.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees602This ZIP602
Annual payroll$27,001,000This ZIP$27,001,000
Tax returns filed5,250This ZIP5,250
Total adjusted gross income$314,740,000This ZIP$314,740,000

Land area

Land area198.35 sq miThis ZIP198.35 sq mi
Water area5.63 sq miThis ZIP5.63 sq mi

Counties 38618 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tate County 96.9%
DeSoto County 2.4%
Marshall County 0.7%

Other place names in 38618

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ZIP codes near 38618

ZIPCityDistance
38638 Independence, MS 6.4 mi
38632 Hernando, MS 7.0 mi
38668 Senatobia, MS 8.8 mi
38602 Arkabutla, MS 9.8 mi
38651 Nesbit, MS 12.8 mi
38672 Southaven, MS 13.5 mi
38619 Como, MS 15.3 mi
38665 Sarah, MS 15.9 mi
38654 Olive Branch, MS 16.5 mi
38637 Horn Lake, MS 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38618?

38618 is in Coldwater, Mississippi, in Tate County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7163, -89.9378.

What county is 38618 in?

38618 spans 3 counties: Tate County, DeSoto County and Marshall County. Most of it falls in Tate 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 38618?

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

What time zone is 38618 in?

38618 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38618?

About 9,866 people live in ZIP code 38618, in 4,369 households, at 49.7 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 38618?

$66,244 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38618?

The closest are 38638 (6.4 mi), 38632 (7 mi), 38668 (8.8 mi), 38602 (9.8 mi) and 38651 (12.8 mi).

Is 38618 a PO Box ZIP code?

38618 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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