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38659

ZIP 38659 is Potts Camp, Mississippi, mostly in Marshall County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall +1 more
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
1,999
Coordinates
34.6215, -89.3315
☼ Live from 38659 — Potts Camp, MS

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Where 38659 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38659
  • 🔢 Type 38659 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,659 = 67 × 577. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011100000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38658 (Pope, MS, 44 mi away) and 38661 (Red Banks, MS, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38659 becomes 95683 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sloughhouse, CA, 1,774 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35896, 35968, 35986, 36859, 38569, 38965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96853 in Jbphh, HI, 4,208 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯623 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38659 and you would come out at 34.62°S, 90.67°E — 1,453 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 50m.
  • 📏 At 110.9 square miles of land, 38659 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,999This ZIP1,999
Households862This ZIP862
Housing units1,183This ZIP1,183
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$39,593This ZIP$39,593Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$85,800This ZIP$85,800Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density18.0 / sq miThis ZIP18.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$2,143,000This ZIP$2,143,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$52,174,000This ZIP$52,174,000

Land area

Land area110.87 sq miThis ZIP110.87 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 38659 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 80.3%
Benton County 19.7%

Other place names in 38659

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

ZIP codes near 38659

ZIPCityDistance
38633 Hickory Flat, MS 8.0 mi
38685 Waterford, MS 9.1 mi
38601 Abbeville, MS 12.0 mi
38634 Holly Springs, MS 12.1 mi
38650 Myrtle, MS 12.4 mi
38627 Etta, MS 12.7 mi
38635 Holly Springs, MS 13.4 mi
38610 Blue Mountain, MS 17.5 mi
38603 Ashland, MS 19.0 mi
38642 Lamar, MS 20.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38659?

38659 is in Potts Camp, Mississippi, in Marshall County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6215, -89.3315.

What county is 38659 in?

38659 spans 2 counties: Marshall County and Benton County. Most of it falls in Marshall 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 38659?

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

What time zone is 38659 in?

38659 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38659?

About 1,999 people live in ZIP code 38659, in 862 households, at 18.0 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 38659?

$39,593 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38659?

The closest are 38633 (8 mi), 38685 (9.1 mi), 38601 (12 mi), 38634 (12.1 mi) and 38650 (12.4 mi).

Is 38659 a PO Box ZIP code?

38659 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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