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Where 38768 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 38768 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgLBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 38,768 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2423. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011101110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38767 (Rena Lara, MS, 22 mi away) and 38769 (Rosedale, MS, 30 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38768 becomes 86783, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37688, 37868, 37886, 38876, 63878, 67838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83876 in Worley, ID, 1,657 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
- 🎯603 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38768 and you would come out at 33.97°S, 89.52°E — 1,448 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
- 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 38768 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 48This ZIP48 |
|---|---|
| Households | 14This ZIP14 |
| Housing units | 40This ZIP40 |
| Median age | 44.2This ZIP44.2Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 14.2 / sq miThis ZIP14.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 3.39 sq miThis ZIP3.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 38768
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38738 | Parchman, MS | 4.2 mi |
38957 | Sumner, MS | 6.1 mi |
38739 | Dublin, MS | 6.3 mi |
38737 | Drew, MS | 7.7 mi |
38966 | Webb, MS | 9.8 mi |
38963 | Tutwiler, MS | 10.8 mi |
38964 | Vance, MS | 11.1 mi |
38928 | Glendora, MS | 12.7 mi |
38614 | Clarksdale, MS | 15.0 mi |
38762 | Mound Bayou, MS | 15.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38768?
38768 is in Rome, Mississippi, in Sunflower County. Its published point location is 33.9709, -90.4775.
What county is 38768 in?
38768 lies in Sunflower County.
What area code is 38768?
Rome uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38768 in?
38768 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38768?
About 48 people live in ZIP code 38768, in 14 households, at 14.2 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 38768?
The closest are 38738 (4.2 mi), 38957 (6.1 mi), 38739 (6.3 mi), 38737 (7.7 mi) and 38966 (9.8 mi).
Is 38768 a PO Box ZIP code?
38768 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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