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38866

ZIP 38866 is Saltillo, Mississippi, in Lee County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee
Metro area
Tupelo, MS
Population
12,429
Coordinates
34.3676, -88.6801
☼ Live from 38866 — Saltillo, MS

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Where 38866 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38866
  • 🔢 Type 38866 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,866 = 2 × 19433. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38865 (Rienzi, MS, 29 mi away) and 38868 (Shannon, MS, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38866 becomes 66883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36688, 36868, 38668, 38686, 63868, 66838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83866 in Santa, ID, 1,686 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯663 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38866 and you would come out at 34.37°S, 91.32°E — 1,426 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 75.4 square miles of land, 38866 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,429This ZIP12,429
Households4,941This ZIP4,941
Housing units5,662This ZIP5,662
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,791This ZIP$78,791Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$221,100This ZIP$221,100Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$886This ZIP$886Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density164.9 / sq miThis ZIP164.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments209This ZIP209
Employees3,048This ZIP3,048
Annual payroll$129,746,000This ZIP$129,746,000
Tax returns filed5,480This ZIP5,480
Total adjusted gross income$406,722,000This ZIP$406,722,000

Land area

Land area75.37 sq miThis ZIP75.37 sq mi
Water area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi

Other place names in 38866

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ZIP codes near 38866

ZIPCityDistance
38804 Tupelo, MS 6.0 mi
38849 Guntown, MS 6.6 mi
38857 Mooreville, MS 8.4 mi
38869 Sherman, MS 8.9 mi
38802 Tupelo, MS 10.5 mi
38826 Belden, MS 10.6 mi
38824 Baldwyn, MS 10.7 mi
38828 Blue Springs, MS 11.2 mi
38801 Tupelo, MS 11.4 mi
38855 Mantachie, MS 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38866?

38866 is in Saltillo, Mississippi, in Lee County, part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3676, -88.6801.

What county is 38866 in?

38866 lies in Lee County.

What area code is 38866?

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

What time zone is 38866 in?

38866 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38866?

About 12,429 people live in ZIP code 38866, in 4,941 households, at 164.9 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 38866?

$78,791 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38866?

The closest are 38804 (6 mi), 38849 (6.6 mi), 38857 (8.4 mi), 38869 (8.9 mi) and 38802 (10.5 mi).

Is 38866 a PO Box ZIP code?

38866 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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