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38774

ZIP 38774 is Shelby, Mississippi, in Bolivar County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bolivar
Metro area
Cleveland, MS
Population
1,758
Coordinates
33.9657, -90.7675
☼ Live from 38774 — Shelby, MS

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Where 38774 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38774
  • 🔢 Type 38774 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLLBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,774 = 2 × 19387. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38773 (Shaw, MS, 25 mi away) and 38776 (Stoneville, MS, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38774 becomes 47783, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34778, 34787, 37748, 37847, 37874, 38477, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84737 in Hurricane, UT, 1,279 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯591 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38774 and you would come out at 33.97°S, 89.23°E — 1,439 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 62.7 square miles of land, 38774 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,758This ZIP1,758
Households804This ZIP804
Housing units921This ZIP921
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$19,811This ZIP$19,811Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$90,400This ZIP$90,400Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$690This ZIP$690Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute38.8 minThis ZIP38.8 min
Population density28.1 / sq miThis ZIP28.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees137This ZIP137
Annual payroll$3,873,000This ZIP$3,873,000
Tax returns filed890This ZIP890
Total adjusted gross income$31,820,000This ZIP$31,820,000

Land area

Land area62.67 sq miThis ZIP62.67 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 38774

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

ZIP codes near 38774

ZIPCityDistance
38781 Winstonville, MS 4.0 mi
38762 Mound Bayou, MS 5.4 mi
38740 Duncan, MS 6.2 mi
38759 Merigold, MS 9.6 mi
38720 Alligator, MS 9.9 mi
38746 Gunnison, MS 10.7 mi
38767 Rena Lara, MS 11.4 mi
38764 Pace, MS 13.3 mi
38738 Parchman, MS 13.6 mi
38732 Cleveland, MS 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38774?

38774 is in Shelby, Mississippi, in Bolivar County, part of the Cleveland, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9657, -90.7675.

What county is 38774 in?

38774 lies in Bolivar County.

What area code is 38774?

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

What time zone is 38774 in?

38774 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38774?

About 1,758 people live in ZIP code 38774, in 804 households, at 28.1 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 38774?

$19,811 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38774?

The closest are 38781 (4 mi), 38762 (5.4 mi), 38740 (6.2 mi), 38759 (9.6 mi) and 38720 (9.9 mi).

Is 38774 a PO Box ZIP code?

38774 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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