38677
ZIP 38677 is University, Mississippi, in Lafayette County; area code 662; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Lafayette
- Metro area
- Oxford, MS
- Population
- 5,395
- Coordinates
- 34.3620, -89.5386
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Where 38677 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 38677 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 38677 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011100010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38676 (Tunica, MS, 52 mi away) and 38679 (Victoria, MS, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38677 becomes 77683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36877, 37687, 37867, 37876, 38767, 38776, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83677 in Yellow Pine, ID, 1,544 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
- 🎯625 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38677 and you would come out at 34.36°S, 90.46°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 51m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 38677 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 573 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,395This ZIP5,395 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.1This ZIP19.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 80.0%This ZIP80.0% |
| Mean commute | 9.2 minThis ZIP9.2 min |
| Population density | 4,556.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,556.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 38This ZIP38 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 435This ZIP435 |
| Annual payroll | $33,849,000This ZIP$33,849,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.18 sq miThis ZIP1.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 38677
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 38677
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38675 | Tula, MS | 3.1 mi |
38655 | Oxford, MS | 3.7 mi |
38673 | Taylor, MS | 7.3 mi |
38601 | Abbeville, MS | 9.5 mi |
38949 | Paris, MS | 14.1 mi |
38965 | Water Valley, MS | 16.0 mi |
38685 | Waterford, MS | 16.2 mi |
38913 | Banner, MS | 17.7 mi |
38627 | Etta, MS | 18.3 mi |
38874 | Toccopola, MS | 18.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38677?
38677 is in University, Mississippi, in Lafayette County, part of the Oxford, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3620, -89.5386.
What county is 38677 in?
38677 lies in Lafayette County.
What area code is 38677?
University uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38677 in?
38677 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38677?
About 5,395 people live in ZIP code 38677, at 4,556.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 38677?
The closest are 38675 (3.1 mi), 38655 (3.7 mi), 38673 (7.3 mi), 38601 (9.5 mi) and 38949 (14.1 mi).
Is 38677 a PO Box ZIP code?
38677 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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