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38661

ZIP 38661 is Red Banks, Mississippi, in Marshall County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Population
2,126
Coordinates
34.8827, -89.5566
☼ Live from 38661 — Red Banks, MS

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Where 38661 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38661
  • 🔢 Type 38661 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IggBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,661 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 263. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38659 (Potts Camp, MS, 22 mi away) and 38663 (Ripley, MS, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38661 becomes 16683 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spruce Creek, PA, 743 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13668, 16368, 16638, 16683, 16836, 16863, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83661 in Payette, ID, 1,572 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯601 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38661 and you would come out at 34.88°S, 90.44°E — 1,431 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 49m.
  • 📏 At 30.2 square miles of land, 38661 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,126This ZIP2,126
Households859This ZIP859
Housing units906This ZIP906
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,276This ZIP$69,276Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$227,300This ZIP$227,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density70.3 / sq miThis ZIP70.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees166This ZIP166
Annual payroll$8,682,000This ZIP$8,682,000
Tax returns filed860This ZIP860
Total adjusted gross income$46,963,000This ZIP$46,963,000

Land area

Land area30.25 sq miThis ZIP30.25 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 38661

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ZIP codes near 38661

ZIPCityDistance
38679 Victoria, MS 4.8 mi
38649 Mount Pleasant, MS 5.3 mi
38611 Byhalia, MS 7.0 mi
38635 Holly Springs, MS 8.9 mi
38634 Holly Springs, MS 10.0 mi
38642 Lamar, MS 12.4 mi
38027 Collierville, TN 12.6 mi
38066 Rossville, TN 13.4 mi
38017 Collierville, TN 13.9 mi
38654 Olive Branch, MS 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38661?

38661 is in Red Banks, Mississippi, in Marshall County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8827, -89.5566.

What county is 38661 in?

38661 lies in Marshall County.

What area code is 38661?

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

What time zone is 38661 in?

38661 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38661?

About 2,126 people live in ZIP code 38661, in 859 households, at 70.3 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 38661?

$69,276 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38661?

The closest are 38679 (4.8 mi), 38649 (5.3 mi), 38611 (7 mi), 38635 (8.9 mi) and 38634 (10 mi).

Is 38661 a PO Box ZIP code?

38661 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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