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38736

ZIP 38736 is Doddsville, Mississippi, mostly in Sunflower County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sunflower +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
610
Coordinates
33.6478, -90.5432
☼ Live from 38736 — Doddsville, MS

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Where 38736 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38736
  • 🔢 Type 38736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 269. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38733 (Cleveland, MS, 13 mi away) and 38737 (Drew, MS, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38736 becomes 63783 — and that is a real ZIP code: Uniontown, MO, 278 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, 1,500 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯616 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38736 and you would come out at 33.65°S, 89.46°E — 1,464 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 70.0 square miles of land, 38736 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population610This ZIP610
Households177This ZIP177
Housing units215This ZIP215
Median age30.4This ZIP30.4Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median home value$134,900This ZIP$134,900Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$883This ZIP$883Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density8.7 / sq miThis ZIP8.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$530,000This ZIP$530,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$10,097,000This ZIP$10,097,000

Land area

Land area70.01 sq miThis ZIP70.01 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Counties 38736 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Sunflower County 94.0%
Leflore County 6.0%

Other place names in 38736

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ZIP codes near 38736

ZIPCityDistance
38771 Ruleville, MS 6.4 mi
38778 Sunflower, MS 6.7 mi
38952 Schlater, MS 12.2 mi
38733 Cleveland, MS 12.9 mi
38732 Cleveland, MS 13.0 mi
38773 Shaw, MS 13.6 mi
38944 Minter City, MS 14.1 mi
38737 Drew, MS 15.0 mi
38749 Indianola, MS 15.0 mi
38730 Boyle, MS 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38736?

38736 is in Doddsville, Mississippi, in Sunflower County. Its published point location is 33.6478, -90.5432.

What county is 38736 in?

38736 spans 2 counties: Sunflower County and Leflore County. Most of it falls in Sunflower 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 38736?

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

What time zone is 38736 in?

38736 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38736?

About 610 people live in ZIP code 38736, in 177 households, at 8.7 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 38736?

The closest are 38771 (6.4 mi), 38778 (6.7 mi), 38952 (12.2 mi), 38733 (12.9 mi) and 38732 (13 mi).

Is 38736 a PO Box ZIP code?

38736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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