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38843

ZIP 38843 is Fulton, Mississippi, mostly in Itawamba County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itawamba +1 more
Metro area
Tupelo, MS
Population
12,303
Coordinates
34.2621, -88.3763
☼ Live from 38843 — Fulton, MS

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Where 38843 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38843
  • 🔢 Type 38843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,843 = 7 × 31 × 179. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011110111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38841 (Ecru, MS, 37 mi away) and 38844 (Gattman, MS, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38843 becomes 34883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33488, 33848, 33884, 38348, 38483, 38834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83843 in Moscow, ID, 1,716 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯681 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38843 and you would come out at 34.26°S, 91.62°E — 1,408 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 195.7 square miles of land, 38843 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 149 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,303This ZIP12,303
Households4,661This ZIP4,661
Housing units5,221This ZIP5,221
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,028This ZIP$56,028Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$150,200This ZIP$150,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density62.9 / sq miThis ZIP62.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments261This ZIP261
Employees3,400This ZIP3,400
Annual payroll$138,628,000This ZIP$138,628,000
Tax returns filed4,570This ZIP4,570
Total adjusted gross income$278,563,000This ZIP$278,563,000

Land area

Land area195.70 sq miThis ZIP195.70 sq mi
Water area5.30 sq miThis ZIP5.30 sq mi

Counties 38843 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Itawamba County 99.6%
Lee County 0.4%

Other place names in 38843

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

ZIP codes near 38843

ZIPCityDistance
38855 Mantachie, MS 7.5 mi
38876 Tremont, MS 9.0 mi
38857 Mooreville, MS 11.4 mi
38847 Golden, MS 13.2 mi
38870 Smithville, MS 13.4 mi
38858 Nettleton, MS 14.5 mi
38856 Marietta, MS 14.9 mi
38862 Plantersville, MS 15.5 mi
38804 Tupelo, MS 17.0 mi
38859 New Site, MS 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38843?

38843 is in Fulton, Mississippi, in Itawamba County, part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2621, -88.3763.

What county is 38843 in?

38843 spans 2 counties: Itawamba County and Lee County. Most of it falls in Itawamba 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 38843?

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

What time zone is 38843 in?

38843 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38843?

About 12,303 people live in ZIP code 38843, in 4,661 households, at 62.9 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 38843?

$56,028 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38843?

The closest are 38855 (7.5 mi), 38876 (9 mi), 38857 (11.4 mi), 38847 (13.2 mi) and 38870 (13.4 mi).

Is 38843 a PO Box ZIP code?

38843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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