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38848

ZIP 38848 is Greenwood Springs, Mississippi, in Monroe County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe
Metro area
none
Population
965
Coordinates
33.9367, -88.2827
☼ Live from 38848 — Greenwood Springs, MS

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Where 38848 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38848
  • 🔢 Type 38848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 607. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38847 (Golden, MS, 33 mi away) and 38849 (Guntown, MS, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38848 becomes 84883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38488, 48838, 48883, 83848, 88348). The farthest-flung twin is 83848 in Nordman, ID, 1,786 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯699 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38848 and you would come out at 33.94°S, 91.72°E — 1,403 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 81.1 square miles of land, 38848 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population965This ZIP965
Households322This ZIP322
Housing units361This ZIP361
Median age33.1This ZIP33.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$80,962This ZIP$80,962Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$234,200This ZIP$234,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density11.9 / sq miThis ZIP11.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$416,000This ZIP$416,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$18,580,000This ZIP$18,580,000

Land area

Land area81.14 sq miThis ZIP81.14 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 38848

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ZIP codes near 38848

ZIPCityDistance
38844 Gattman, MS 6.9 mi
35586 Sulligent, AL 9.2 mi
38821 Amory, MS 9.2 mi
38870 Smithville, MS 9.8 mi
38825 Becker, MS 11.3 mi
35552 Detroit, AL 12.4 mi
39746 Hamilton, MS 15.0 mi
35544 Beaverton, AL 15.3 mi
39740 Caledonia, MS 15.4 mi
35592 Vernon, AL 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38848?

38848 is in Greenwood Springs, Mississippi, in Monroe County. Its published point location is 33.9367, -88.2827.

What county is 38848 in?

38848 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 38848?

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

What time zone is 38848 in?

38848 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38848?

About 965 people live in ZIP code 38848, in 322 households, at 11.9 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 38848?

$80,962 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38848?

The closest are 38844 (6.9 mi), 35586 (9.2 mi), 38821 (9.2 mi), 38870 (9.8 mi) and 38825 (11.3 mi).

Is 38848 a PO Box ZIP code?

38848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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