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38673

ZIP 38673 is Taylor, Mississippi, in Lafayette County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette
Metro area
Oxford, MS
Population
1,056
Coordinates
34.2934, -89.6358
☼ Live from 38673 — Taylor, MS

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Where 38673 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38673
  • 🔢 Type 38673 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,673 = 3 × 3 × 4297. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38672 (Southaven, MS, 46 mi away) and 38674 (Tiplersville, MS, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38673 becomes 37683 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mountain City, TN, 465 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33687, 33786, 33867, 33876, 36738, 36783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83637 in Lowman, ID, 1,517 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯623 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38673 and you would come out at 34.29°S, 90.36°E — 1,460 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 52m.
  • 📏 At 29.0 square miles of land, 38673 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,056This ZIP1,056
Households468This ZIP468
Housing units620This ZIP620
Median age51.6This ZIP51.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$92,350This ZIP$92,350Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density36.4 / sq miThis ZIP36.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees63This ZIP63
Annual payroll$2,184,000This ZIP$2,184,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$42,899,000This ZIP$42,899,000

Land area

Land area28.97 sq miThis ZIP28.97 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 38673

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ZIP codes near 38673

ZIPCityDistance
38677 University, MS 7.3 mi
38655 Oxford, MS 8.8 mi
38675 Tula, MS 9.8 mi
38965 Water Valley, MS 11.2 mi
38949 Paris, MS 14.2 mi
38620 Courtland, MS 16.5 mi
38601 Abbeville, MS 16.6 mi
38658 Pope, MS 16.8 mi
38913 Banner, MS 17.9 mi
38606 Batesville, MS 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38673?

38673 is in Taylor, Mississippi, in Lafayette County, part of the Oxford, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2934, -89.6358.

What county is 38673 in?

38673 lies in Lafayette County.

What area code is 38673?

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

What time zone is 38673 in?

38673 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38673?

About 1,056 people live in ZIP code 38673, in 468 households, at 36.4 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 38673?

$92,350 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38673?

The closest are 38677 (7.3 mi), 38655 (8.8 mi), 38675 (9.8 mi), 38965 (11.2 mi) and 38949 (14.2 mi).

Is 38673 a PO Box ZIP code?

38673 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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