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38759

ZIP 38759 is Merigold, Mississippi, mostly in Bolivar County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bolivar +1 more
Metro area
Cleveland, MS
Population
1,346
Coordinates
33.8291, -90.7374
☼ Live from 38759 — Merigold, MS

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Where 38759 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38759
  • 🔢 Type 38759 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSLBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,759 = 7 × 7 × 7 × 113. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38756 (Leland, MS, 31 mi away) and 38760 (Metcalfe, MS, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38759 becomes 95783, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 35987, 38579, 38957, 53789, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 2,007 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯599 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38759 and you would come out at 33.83°S, 89.26°E — 1,447 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 64.8 square miles of land, 38759 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,346This ZIP1,346
Households569This ZIP569
Housing units658This ZIP658
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$77,083This ZIP$77,083Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$143,400This ZIP$143,400Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,115This ZIP$1,115Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density20.8 / sq miThis ZIP20.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees140This ZIP140
Annual payroll$5,472,000This ZIP$5,472,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$41,469,000This ZIP$41,469,000

Land area

Land area64.80 sq miThis ZIP64.80 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 38759 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bolivar County 71.4%
Sunflower County 28.6%

Other place names in 38759

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ZIP codes near 38759

ZIPCityDistance
38762 Mound Bayou, MS 4.7 mi
38732 Cleveland, MS 4.9 mi
38781 Winstonville, MS 5.6 mi
38733 Cleveland, MS 5.8 mi
38764 Pace, MS 8.7 mi
38774 Shelby, MS 9.6 mi
38730 Boyle, MS 11.0 mi
38738 Parchman, MS 13.7 mi
38771 Ruleville, MS 13.8 mi
38769 Rosedale, MS 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38759?

38759 is in Merigold, Mississippi, in Bolivar County, part of the Cleveland, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8291, -90.7374.

What county is 38759 in?

38759 spans 2 counties: Bolivar County and Sunflower County. Most of it falls in Bolivar 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 38759?

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

What time zone is 38759 in?

38759 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38759?

About 1,346 people live in ZIP code 38759, in 569 households, at 20.8 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 38759?

$77,083 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38759?

The closest are 38762 (4.7 mi), 38732 (4.9 mi), 38781 (5.6 mi), 38733 (5.8 mi) and 38764 (8.7 mi).

Is 38759 a PO Box ZIP code?

38759 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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