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38642

ZIP 38642 is Lamar, 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
2,126
Coordinates
34.9113, -89.3414
☼ Live from 38642 — Lamar, MS

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Where 38642 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38642
  • 🔢 Type 38642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,642 = 2 × 139 × 139. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011011110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38641 (Lake Cormorant, MS, 47 mi away) and 38643 (Lambert, MS, 74 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38642 becomes 24683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23486, 23846, 24368, 24836, 26348, 26384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83642 in Meridian, ID, 1,558 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯610 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38642 and you would come out at 34.91°S, 90.66°E — 1,438 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 75.3 square miles of land, 38642 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,126This ZIP2,126
Households700This ZIP700
Housing units759This ZIP759
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$59,388This ZIP$59,388Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$143,200This ZIP$143,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$684This ZIP$684Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density28.2 / sq miThis ZIP28.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$1,893,000This ZIP$1,893,000
Tax returns filed1,100This ZIP1,100
Total adjusted gross income$57,226,000This ZIP$57,226,000

Land area

Land area75.32 sq miThis ZIP75.32 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 38642 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Benton County 55.1%
Marshall County 44.9%

Other place names in 38642

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ZIP codes near 38642

ZIPCityDistance
38647 Michigan City, MS 7.6 mi
38057 Moscow, TN 9.8 mi
38649 Mount Pleasant, MS 10.7 mi
38046 La Grange, TN 10.8 mi
38634 Holly Springs, MS 11.6 mi
38603 Ashland, MS 12.1 mi
38661 Red Banks, MS 12.4 mi
38635 Holly Springs, MS 12.9 mi
38039 Grand Junction, TN 13.4 mi
38066 Rossville, TN 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38642?

38642 is in Lamar, Mississippi, in Benton County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9113, -89.3414.

What county is 38642 in?

38642 spans 2 counties: Benton County and Marshall 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 38642?

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

What time zone is 38642 in?

38642 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38642?

About 2,126 people live in ZIP code 38642, in 700 households, at 28.2 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 38642?

$59,388 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38642?

The closest are 38647 (7.6 mi), 38057 (9.8 mi), 38649 (10.7 mi), 38046 (10.8 mi) and 38634 (11.6 mi).

Is 38642 a PO Box ZIP code?

38642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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