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38637

ZIP 38637 is Horn Lake, Mississippi, in DeSoto County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeSoto
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
26,647
Coordinates
34.9508, -90.0487
☼ Live from 38637 — Horn Lake, MS

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Where 38637 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38637
  • 🔢 Type 38637 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,637 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 53. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38635 (Holly Springs, MS, 34 mi away) and 38638 (Independence, MS, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38637 becomes 73683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33687, 33786, 33867, 33876, 36738, 36783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83637 in Lowman, ID, 1,472 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯577 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38637 and you would come out at 34.95°S, 89.95°E — 1,410 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 48m.
  • 📏 At 15.9 square miles of land, 38637 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,647This ZIP26,647
Households10,072This ZIP10,072
Housing units10,987This ZIP10,987
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,311This ZIP$53,311Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$171,400This ZIP$171,400Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,435This ZIP$1,435Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density1,679.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,679.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments330This ZIP330
Employees6,096This ZIP6,096
Annual payroll$260,543,000This ZIP$260,543,000
Tax returns filed11,940This ZIP11,940
Total adjusted gross income$505,416,000This ZIP$505,416,000

Land area

Land area15.86 sq miThis ZIP15.86 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 38637

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

ZIP codes near 38637

ZIPCityDistance
38671 Southaven, MS 3.1 mi
38651 Nesbit, MS 4.8 mi
38680 Walls, MS 5.5 mi
38686 Walls, MS 5.9 mi
38116 Memphis, TN 6.1 mi
38672 Southaven, MS 7.4 mi
38641 Lake Cormorant, MS 7.4 mi
38109 Memphis, TN 8.5 mi
38131 Memphis, TN 8.6 mi
38132 Memphis, TN 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38637?

38637 is in Horn Lake, Mississippi, in DeSoto County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9508, -90.0487.

What county is 38637 in?

38637 lies in DeSoto County.

What area code is 38637?

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

What time zone is 38637 in?

38637 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38637?

About 26,647 people live in ZIP code 38637, in 10,072 households, at 1,679.7 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 38637?

$53,311 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38637?

The closest are 38671 (3.1 mi), 38651 (4.8 mi), 38680 (5.5 mi), 38686 (5.9 mi) and 38116 (6.1 mi).

Is 38637 a PO Box ZIP code?

38637 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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