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Where 38844 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.
- 🔢 Type 38844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 38,844 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 83. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011110111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38843 (Fulton, MS, 30 mi away) and 38846 (Glen, MS, 70 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38844 becomes 44883 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tiffin, OH, 575 miles away.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34488, 44838, 44883, 48348, 48438, 48834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83844 in Moscow, ID, 1,744 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
- 🎯704 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38844 and you would come out at 33.84°S, 91.74°E — 1,402 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
- 📏 At 13.0 square miles of land, 38844 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.9 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 161This ZIP161 |
|---|---|
| Households | 79This ZIP79 |
| Housing units | 125This ZIP125 |
| Median age | 41.3This ZIP41.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $65,734This ZIP$65,734Mississippi$56,447US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.9%This ZIP5.9% |
| Mean commute | 17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min |
| Population density | 12.4 / sq miThis ZIP12.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 13.00 sq miThis ZIP13.00 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 38844
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 38844
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38848 | Greenwood Springs, MS | 6.9 mi |
35586 | Sulligent, AL | 7.1 mi |
39740 | Caledonia, MS | 9.2 mi |
39746 | Hamilton, MS | 11.1 mi |
35592 | Vernon, AL | 11.3 mi |
38825 | Becker, MS | 12.0 mi |
38821 | Amory, MS | 14.0 mi |
35544 | Beaverton, AL | 16.0 mi |
38870 | Smithville, MS | 16.7 mi |
35552 | Detroit, AL | 17.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38844?
38844 is in Gattman, Mississippi, in Monroe County. Its published point location is 33.8390, -88.2559.
What county is 38844 in?
38844 lies in Monroe County.
What area code is 38844?
Gattman uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38844 in?
38844 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38844?
About 161 people live in ZIP code 38844, in 79 households, at 12.4 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 38844?
$65,734 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.
What ZIP codes are near 38844?
The closest are 38848 (6.9 mi), 35586 (7.1 mi), 39740 (9.2 mi), 39746 (11.1 mi) and 35592 (11.3 mi).
Is 38844 a PO Box ZIP code?
38844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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