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38859

ZIP 38859 is New Site, Mississippi, in Prentiss County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Prentiss
Metro area
Tupelo, MS
Population
475
Coordinates
34.5152, -88.3686
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Where 38859 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38859
  • 🔢 Type 38859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,859 = 3 × 12953. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011111001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38858 (Nettleton, MS, 30 mi away) and 38860 (Okolona, MS, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38859 becomes 95883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35898, 35988, 38589, 38958, 39885, 85938, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98583 in Satsop, WA, 2,008 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯671 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38859 and you would come out at 34.52°S, 91.63°E — 1,408 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 44.0 square miles of land, 38859 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population475This ZIP475
Households202This ZIP202
Housing units325This ZIP325
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$41,389This ZIP$41,389Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$136,200This ZIP$136,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher1.8%This ZIP1.8%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density10.8 / sq miThis ZIP10.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$585,000This ZIP$585,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$11,776,000This ZIP$11,776,000

Land area

Land area43.99 sq miThis ZIP43.99 sq mi
Water area2.39 sq miThis ZIP2.39 sq mi

Other place names in 38859

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

ZIP codes near 38859

ZIPCityDistance
38856 Marietta, MS 5.9 mi
38838 Dennis, MS 6.8 mi
38827 Belmont, MS 7.2 mi
38847 Golden, MS 10.5 mi
38873 Tishomingo, MS 12.3 mi
38829 Booneville, MS 13.5 mi
38880 Wheeler, MS 13.9 mi
38855 Mantachie, MS 14.8 mi
38824 Baldwyn, MS 15.5 mi
35582 Red Bay, AL 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38859?

38859 is in New Site, Mississippi, in Prentiss County, part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5152, -88.3686.

What county is 38859 in?

38859 lies in Prentiss County.

What area code is 38859?

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

What time zone is 38859 in?

38859 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38859?

About 475 people live in ZIP code 38859, in 202 households, at 10.8 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 38859?

$41,389 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38859?

The closest are 38856 (5.9 mi), 38838 (6.8 mi), 38827 (7.2 mi), 38847 (10.5 mi) and 38873 (12.3 mi).

Is 38859 a PO Box ZIP code?

38859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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