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38833

ZIP 38833 is Burnsville, Mississippi, mostly in Tishomingo County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tishomingo +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,615
Coordinates
34.8339, -88.3429
☼ Live from 38833 — Burnsville, MS

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Where 38833 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38833
  • 🔢 Type 38833 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 38833 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38829 (Booneville, MS, 17 mi away) and 38834 (Corinth, MS, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38833 becomes 33883 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winter Haven, FL, 611 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33388, 33838, 33883, 38338, 83338, 83833). The farthest-flung twin is 83833 in Harrison, ID, 1,703 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯659 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38833 and you would come out at 34.83°S, 91.66°E — 1,407 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 50.0 square miles of land, 38833 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,615This ZIP2,615
Households1,050This ZIP1,050
Housing units1,204This ZIP1,204
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,917This ZIP$52,917Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$142,300This ZIP$142,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$692This ZIP$692Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density52.3 / sq miThis ZIP52.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees560This ZIP560
Annual payroll$26,050,000This ZIP$26,050,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$38,860,000This ZIP$38,860,000

Land area

Land area50.01 sq miThis ZIP50.01 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 38833 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tishomingo County 77.1%
Alcorn County 15.0%
Prentiss County 7.9%

Other place names in 38833

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

ZIP codes near 38833

ZIPCityDistance
38846 Glen, MS 2.7 mi
38852 Iuka, MS 7.2 mi
38835 Corinth, MS 11.8 mi
38873 Tishomingo, MS 12.8 mi
38834 Corinth, MS 13.6 mi
38865 Rienzi, MS 14.7 mi
38326 Counce, TN 15.1 mi
38357 Michie, TN 15.6 mi
38365 Pickwick Dam, TN 16.6 mi
38829 Booneville, MS 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38833?

38833 is in Burnsville, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. Its published point location is 34.8339, -88.3429.

What county is 38833 in?

38833 spans 3 counties: Tishomingo County, Alcorn County and Prentiss County. Most of it falls in Tishomingo 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 38833?

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

What time zone is 38833 in?

38833 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38833?

About 2,615 people live in ZIP code 38833, in 1,050 households, at 52.3 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 38833?

$52,917 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38833?

The closest are 38846 (2.7 mi), 38852 (7.2 mi), 38835 (11.8 mi), 38873 (12.8 mi) and 38834 (13.6 mi).

Is 38833 a PO Box ZIP code?

38833 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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