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38824

ZIP 38824 is Baldwyn, Mississippi, mostly in Prentiss County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Prentiss +4 more
Metro area
Tupelo, MS
Population
8,244
Coordinates
34.5193, -88.6410
☼ Live from 38824 — Baldwyn, MS

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Where 38824 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38824
  • 🔢 Type 38824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 211. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38821 (Amory, MS, 39 mi away) and 38825 (Becker, MS, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38824 becomes 42883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23488, 23884, 28348, 28384, 28438, 34288, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83824 in Desmet, ID, 1,703 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯658 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38824 and you would come out at 34.52°S, 91.36°E — 1,424 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 146.8 square miles of land, 38824 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 111 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,244This ZIP8,244
Households3,250This ZIP3,250
Housing units3,792This ZIP3,792
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$48,151This ZIP$48,151Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$104,700This ZIP$104,700Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$627This ZIP$627Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density56.2 / sq miThis ZIP56.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments129This ZIP129
Employees1,331This ZIP1,331
Annual payroll$49,029,000This ZIP$49,029,000
Tax returns filed3,300This ZIP3,300
Total adjusted gross income$167,265,000This ZIP$167,265,000

Land area

Land area146.79 sq miThis ZIP146.79 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 38824 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Prentiss County 47.4%
Lee County 24.7%
Union County 14.2%
Itawamba County 7.8%
Tippah County 5.9%

Other place names in 38824

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ZIP codes near 38824

ZIPCityDistance
38849 Guntown, MS 5.1 mi
38880 Wheeler, MS 7.3 mi
38866 Saltillo, MS 10.7 mi
38829 Booneville, MS 10.9 mi
38856 Marietta, MS 11.2 mi
38625 Dumas, MS 12.9 mi
38828 Blue Springs, MS 14.4 mi
38859 New Site, MS 15.5 mi
38869 Sherman, MS 15.8 mi
38855 Mantachie, MS 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38824?

38824 is in Baldwyn, Mississippi, in Prentiss County, part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5193, -88.6410.

What county is 38824 in?

38824 spans 5 counties: Prentiss County, Lee County, Union County, Itawamba County and Tippah County. Most of it falls in Prentiss 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 38824?

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

What time zone is 38824 in?

38824 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38824?

About 8,244 people live in ZIP code 38824, in 3,250 households, at 56.2 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 38824?

$48,151 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38824?

The closest are 38849 (5.1 mi), 38880 (7.3 mi), 38866 (10.7 mi), 38829 (10.9 mi) and 38856 (11.2 mi).

Is 38824 a PO Box ZIP code?

38824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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