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38655

ZIP 38655 is Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette
Metro area
Oxford, MS
Population
46,156
Coordinates
34.3298, -89.4871
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Where 38655 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38655
  • 🔢 Type 38655 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,655 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 859. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38654 (Olive Branch, MS, 46 mi away) and 38658 (Pope, MS, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38655 becomes 55683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35586, 36558, 36585, 36855, 38556, 38565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83655 in New Plymouth, ID, 1,597 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯628 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38655 and you would come out at 34.33°S, 90.51°E — 1,463 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 362.1 square miles of land, 38655 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 275 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,156This ZIP46,156
Households16,685This ZIP16,685
Housing units25,415This ZIP25,415
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,235This ZIP$68,235Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$340,000This ZIP$340,000Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,090This ZIP$1,090Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.1%This ZIP51.1%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density127.5 / sq miThis ZIP127.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,348This ZIP1,348
Employees18,301This ZIP18,301
Annual payroll$790,353,000This ZIP$790,353,000
Tax returns filed18,950This ZIP18,950
Total adjusted gross income$1,831,458,000This ZIP$1,831,458,000

Land area

Land area362.13 sq miThis ZIP362.13 sq mi
Water area18.54 sq miThis ZIP18.54 sq mi

Other place names in 38655

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ZIP codes near 38655

ZIPCityDistance
38675 Tula, MS 2.0 mi
38677 University, MS 3.7 mi
38673 Taylor, MS 8.8 mi
38601 Abbeville, MS 10.5 mi
38949 Paris, MS 10.9 mi
38913 Banner, MS 14.4 mi
38965 Water Valley, MS 14.7 mi
38874 Toccopola, MS 15.2 mi
38871 Thaxton, MS 16.0 mi
38627 Etta, MS 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38655?

38655 is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County, part of the Oxford, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3298, -89.4871.

What county is 38655 in?

38655 lies in Lafayette County.

What area code is 38655?

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

What time zone is 38655 in?

38655 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38655?

About 46,156 people live in ZIP code 38655, in 16,685 households, at 127.5 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 38655?

$68,235 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38655?

The closest are 38675 (2 mi), 38677 (3.7 mi), 38673 (8.8 mi), 38601 (10.5 mi) and 38949 (10.9 mi).

Is 38655 a PO Box ZIP code?

38655 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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