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38858

ZIP 38858 is Nettleton, Mississippi, mostly in Itawamba County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itawamba +2 more
Metro area
Tupelo, MS
Population
5,442
Coordinates
34.0958, -88.5310
☼ Live from 38858 — Nettleton, MS

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Where 38858 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38858
  • 🔢 Type 38858 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,858 = 2 × 19429. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011111001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38857 (Mooreville, MS, 13 mi away) and 38859 (New Site, MS, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38858 becomes 85883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38588, 58838, 83858, 85388, 88538, 88583). The farthest-flung twin is 83858 in Rathdrum, ID, 1,744 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% 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 38858 and you would come out at 34.10°S, 91.47°E — 1,417 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 121.8 square miles of land, 38858 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 92 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,442This ZIP5,442
Households2,130This ZIP2,130
Housing units2,857This ZIP2,857
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,037This ZIP$56,037Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$124,500This ZIP$124,500Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$826This ZIP$826Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%This ZIP4.6%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density44.7 / sq miThis ZIP44.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments80This ZIP80
Employees896This ZIP896
Annual payroll$39,350,000This ZIP$39,350,000
Tax returns filed2,710This ZIP2,710
Total adjusted gross income$131,400,000This ZIP$131,400,000

Land area

Land area121.78 sq miThis ZIP121.78 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Counties 38858 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Itawamba County 44.7%
Monroe County 37.7%
Lee County 17.6%

Other place names in 38858

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

ZIP codes near 38858

ZIPCityDistance
38862 Plantersville, MS 7.3 mi
38821 Amory, MS 10.0 mi
38870 Smithville, MS 11.1 mi
38868 Shannon, MS 12.3 mi
38879 Verona, MS 12.4 mi
38857 Mooreville, MS 13.1 mi
38843 Fulton, MS 14.5 mi
38804 Tupelo, MS 15.2 mi
38860 Okolona, MS 15.5 mi
38803 Tupelo, MS 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38858?

38858 is in Nettleton, Mississippi, in Itawamba County, part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0958, -88.5310.

What county is 38858 in?

38858 spans 3 counties: Itawamba County, Monroe 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 38858?

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

What time zone is 38858 in?

38858 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38858?

About 5,442 people live in ZIP code 38858, in 2,130 households, at 44.7 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 38858?

$56,037 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38858?

The closest are 38862 (7.3 mi), 38821 (10 mi), 38870 (11.1 mi), 38868 (12.3 mi) and 38879 (12.4 mi).

Is 38858 a PO Box ZIP code?

38858 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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