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38773

ZIP 38773 is Shaw, 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
2,201
Coordinates
33.6050, -90.7734
☼ Live from 38773 — Shaw, MS

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Where 38773 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38773
  • 🔢 Type 38773 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELLBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,773 = 7 × 29 × 191. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38772 (Scott, MS, 18 mi away) and 38774 (Shelby, MS, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38773 becomes 37783, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33778, 33877, 37378, 37387, 37738, 37873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87733 in Mosquero, NM, 757 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯609 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38773 and you would come out at 33.60°S, 89.23°E — 1,458 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 128.7 square miles of land, 38773 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,201This ZIP2,201
Households1,052This ZIP1,052
Housing units1,285This ZIP1,285
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$30,661This ZIP$30,661Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$110,400This ZIP$110,400Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$556This ZIP$556Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density17.1 / sq miThis ZIP17.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees91This ZIP91
Annual payroll$3,826,000This ZIP$3,826,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$44,679,000This ZIP$44,679,000

Land area

Land area128.69 sq miThis ZIP128.69 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 38773 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bolivar County 71.6%
Sunflower County 28.4%

Other place names in 38773

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

ZIP codes near 38773

ZIPCityDistance
38730 Boyle, MS 5.5 mi
38733 Cleveland, MS 9.9 mi
38732 Cleveland, MS 11.0 mi
38751 Indianola, MS 11.9 mi
38749 Indianola, MS 12.6 mi
38736 Doddsville, MS 13.6 mi
38764 Pace, MS 14.8 mi
38776 Stoneville, MS 15.3 mi
38778 Sunflower, MS 15.3 mi
38726 Beulah, MS 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38773?

38773 is in Shaw, Mississippi, in Bolivar County, part of the Cleveland, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6050, -90.7734.

What county is 38773 in?

38773 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 38773?

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

What time zone is 38773 in?

38773 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38773?

About 2,201 people live in ZIP code 38773, in 1,052 households, at 17.1 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 38773?

$30,661 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38773?

The closest are 38730 (5.5 mi), 38733 (9.9 mi), 38732 (11 mi), 38751 (11.9 mi) and 38749 (12.6 mi).

Is 38773 a PO Box ZIP code?

38773 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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