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38647

ZIP 38647 is Michigan City, Mississippi, in Benton County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Benton
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
994
Coordinates
34.9635, -89.2241
☼ Live from 38647 — Michigan City, MS

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Where 38647 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38647
  • 🔢 Type 38647 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,647 = 7 × 5521. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38646 (Marks, MS, 77 mi away) and 38649 (Mount Pleasant, MS, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38647 becomes 74683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34786, 36748, 36784, 36874, 37684, 37846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83647 in Mountain Home, ID, 1,516 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯613 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38647 and you would come out at 34.96°S, 90.78°E — 1,439 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 66.7 square miles of land, 38647 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population994This ZIP994
Households421This ZIP421
Housing units439This ZIP439
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,820This ZIP$62,820Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$94,300This ZIP$94,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute37.6 minThis ZIP37.6 min
Population density14.9 / sq miThis ZIP14.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$560,000This ZIP$560,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$20,059,000This ZIP$20,059,000

Land area

Land area66.74 sq miThis ZIP66.74 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

ZIP codes near 38647

ZIPCityDistance
38046 La Grange, TN 5.8 mi
38039 Grand Junction, TN 6.8 mi
38642 Lamar, MS 7.6 mi
38603 Ashland, MS 9.2 mi
38057 Moscow, TN 9.8 mi
38067 Saulsbury, TN 13.2 mi
38042 Hickory Valley, TN 14.0 mi
38629 Falkner, MS 14.8 mi
38649 Mount Pleasant, MS 16.9 mi
38076 Williston, TN 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38647?

38647 is in Michigan City, Mississippi, in Benton County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9635, -89.2241.

What county is 38647 in?

38647 lies in Benton County.

What area code is 38647?

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

What time zone is 38647 in?

38647 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38647?

About 994 people live in ZIP code 38647, in 421 households, at 14.9 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 38647?

$62,820 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38647?

The closest are 38046 (5.8 mi), 38039 (6.8 mi), 38642 (7.6 mi), 38603 (9.2 mi) and 38057 (9.8 mi).

Is 38647 a PO Box ZIP code?

38647 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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