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38855

ZIP 38855 is Mantachie, 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
5,747
Coordinates
34.3233, -88.4854
☼ Live from 38855 — Mantachie, MS

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Where 38855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38855
  • 🔢 Type 38855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,855 = 5 × 19 × 409. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011111000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38852 (Iuka, MS, 39 mi away) and 38856 (Marietta, MS, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38855 becomes 55883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38558, 38585, 53588, 55388, 58385, 58538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83855 in Potlatch, ID, 1,713 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯673 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38855 and you would come out at 34.32°S, 91.51°E — 1,415 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 61.9 square miles of land, 38855 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,747This ZIP5,747
Households2,287This ZIP2,287
Housing units2,358This ZIP2,358
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,307This ZIP$68,307Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$153,400This ZIP$153,400Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$847This ZIP$847Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density92.9 / sq miThis ZIP92.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees937This ZIP937
Annual payroll$39,981,000This ZIP$39,981,000
Tax returns filed1,990This ZIP1,990
Total adjusted gross income$111,638,000This ZIP$111,638,000

Land area

Land area61.89 sq miThis ZIP61.89 sq mi
Water area0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi

Counties 38855 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Itawamba County 100.0%
Lee County 0.0%

Other place names in 38855

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

ZIP codes near 38855

ZIPCityDistance
38857 Mooreville, MS 5.9 mi
38843 Fulton, MS 7.5 mi
38856 Marietta, MS 10.1 mi
38804 Tupelo, MS 11.1 mi
38866 Saltillo, MS 11.5 mi
38862 Plantersville, MS 13.3 mi
38859 New Site, MS 14.8 mi
38849 Guntown, MS 15.4 mi
38847 Golden, MS 15.7 mi
38879 Verona, MS 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38855?

38855 is in Mantachie, Mississippi, in Itawamba County, part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3233, -88.4854.

What county is 38855 in?

38855 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 38855?

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

What time zone is 38855 in?

38855 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38855?

About 5,747 people live in ZIP code 38855, in 2,287 households, at 92.9 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 38855?

$68,307 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38855?

The closest are 38857 (5.9 mi), 38843 (7.5 mi), 38856 (10.1 mi), 38804 (11.1 mi) and 38866 (11.5 mi).

Is 38855 a PO Box ZIP code?

38855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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