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38685

ZIP 38685 is Waterford, 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
1,301
Coordinates
34.5931, -89.4885
☼ Live from 38685 — Waterford, MS

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Where 38685 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38685
  • 🔢 Type 38685 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBgBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,685 = 3 × 5 × 2579. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38683 (Walnut, MS, 43 mi away) and 38686 (Walls, MS, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38685 becomes 58683, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36858, 38568, 38658, 38856, 38865, 56388, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83856 in Priest River, ID, 1,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯617 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38685 and you would come out at 34.59°S, 90.51°E — 1,449 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 83.7 square miles of land, 38685 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,301This ZIP1,301
Households586This ZIP586
Housing units677This ZIP677
Median age61.4This ZIP61.4Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$41,210This ZIP$41,210Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$124,100This ZIP$124,100Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%This ZIP3.8%
Mean commute16.6 minThis ZIP16.6 min
Population density15.5 / sq miThis ZIP15.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$2,813,000This ZIP$2,813,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$26,240,000This ZIP$26,240,000

Land area

Land area83.74 sq miThis ZIP83.74 sq mi
Water area1.64 sq miThis ZIP1.64 sq mi

Counties 38685 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 94.0%
Lafayette County 6.0%

Other place names in 38685

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

ZIP codes near 38685

ZIPCityDistance
38601 Abbeville, MS 8.2 mi
38659 Potts Camp, MS 9.1 mi
38635 Holly Springs, MS 12.0 mi
38634 Holly Springs, MS 12.3 mi
38677 University, MS 16.2 mi
38675 Tula, MS 16.2 mi
38633 Hickory Flat, MS 17.1 mi
38627 Etta, MS 17.2 mi
38655 Oxford, MS 18.2 mi
38619 Como, MS 19.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38685?

38685 is in Waterford, Mississippi, in Marshall County, part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5931, -89.4885.

What county is 38685 in?

38685 spans 2 counties: Marshall County and Lafayette 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 38685?

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

What time zone is 38685 in?

38685 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38685?

About 1,301 people live in ZIP code 38685, in 586 households, at 15.5 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 38685?

$41,210 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38685?

The closest are 38601 (8.2 mi), 38659 (9.1 mi), 38635 (12 mi), 38634 (12.3 mi) and 38677 (16.2 mi).

Is 38685 a PO Box ZIP code?

38685 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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