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38868

ZIP 38868 is Shannon, Mississippi, mostly in Lee County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee +3 more
Metro area
Tupelo, MS
Population
4,371
Coordinates
34.1257, -88.7430
☼ Live from 38868 — Shannon, MS

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Where 38868 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38868
  • 🔢 Type 38868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,868 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 41 × 79. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011111010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38866 (Saltillo, MS, 17 mi away) and 38869 (Sherman, MS, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38868 becomes 86883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68838, 68883, 83868). The farthest-flung twin is 83868 in Smelterville, ID, 1,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯670 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38868 and you would come out at 34.13°S, 91.26°E — 1,430 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 73.1 square miles of land, 38868 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,371This ZIP4,371
Households1,873This ZIP1,873
Housing units2,161This ZIP2,161
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$41,030This ZIP$41,030Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$142,300This ZIP$142,300Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density59.8 / sq miThis ZIP59.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees1,719This ZIP1,719
Annual payroll$83,161,000This ZIP$83,161,000
Tax returns filed2,230This ZIP2,230
Total adjusted gross income$102,977,000This ZIP$102,977,000

Land area

Land area73.05 sq miThis ZIP73.05 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 38868 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 74.2%
Pontotoc County 15.4%
Monroe County 7.4%
Chickasaw County 2.9%

Other place names in 38868

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ZIP codes near 38868

ZIPCityDistance
38803 Tupelo, MS 4.7 mi
38879 Verona, MS 5.1 mi
38801 Tupelo, MS 6.9 mi
38862 Plantersville, MS 7.4 mi
38802 Tupelo, MS 7.6 mi
38860 Okolona, MS 10.3 mi
38804 Tupelo, MS 11.5 mi
38858 Nettleton, MS 12.3 mi
38877 Van Vleet, MS 13.1 mi
38826 Belden, MS 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38868?

38868 is in Shannon, Mississippi, in Lee County, part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1257, -88.7430.

What county is 38868 in?

38868 spans 4 counties: Lee County, Pontotoc County, Monroe County and Chickasaw County. Most of it falls in Lee 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 38868?

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

What time zone is 38868 in?

38868 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38868?

About 4,371 people live in ZIP code 38868, in 1,873 households, at 59.8 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 38868?

$41,030 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38868?

The closest are 38803 (4.7 mi), 38879 (5.1 mi), 38801 (6.9 mi), 38862 (7.4 mi) and 38802 (7.6 mi).

Is 38868 a PO Box ZIP code?

38868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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