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38870

ZIP 38870 is Smithville, Mississippi, mostly in Monroe County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,133
Coordinates
34.0700, -88.3393
☼ Live from 38870 — Smithville, MS

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Where 38870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38870
  • 🔢 Type 38870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,870 = 2 × 5 × 13 × 13 × 23. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011111010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38869 (Sherman, MS, 35 mi away) and 38871 (Thaxton, MS, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38870 becomes 07883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03878, 03887, 07838, 08738, 08837, 08873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83870 in Tensed, ID, 1,733 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯691 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38870 and you would come out at 34.07°S, 91.66°E — 1,406 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 68.5 square miles of land, 38870 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,133This ZIP2,133
Households932This ZIP932
Housing units1,299This ZIP1,299
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$70,667This ZIP$70,667Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$138,600This ZIP$138,600Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$819This ZIP$819Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density31.2 / sq miThis ZIP31.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees327This ZIP327
Annual payroll$14,715,000This ZIP$14,715,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$70,007,000This ZIP$70,007,000

Land area

Land area68.47 sq miThis ZIP68.47 sq mi
Water area1.77 sq miThis ZIP1.77 sq mi

Counties 38870 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Monroe County 69.9%
Itawamba County 30.1%

Other place names in 38870

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

ZIP codes near 38870

ZIPCityDistance
38821 Amory, MS 8.7 mi
38848 Greenwood Springs, MS 9.8 mi
38858 Nettleton, MS 11.1 mi
35552 Detroit, AL 11.3 mi
38876 Tremont, MS 11.7 mi
38843 Fulton, MS 13.4 mi
38825 Becker, MS 15.5 mi
38844 Gattman, MS 16.7 mi
38862 Plantersville, MS 17.6 mi
35586 Sulligent, AL 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38870?

38870 is in Smithville, Mississippi, in Monroe County. Its published point location is 34.0700, -88.3393.

What county is 38870 in?

38870 spans 2 counties: Monroe County and Itawamba County. Most of it falls in Monroe 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 38870?

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

What time zone is 38870 in?

38870 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38870?

About 2,133 people live in ZIP code 38870, in 932 households, at 31.2 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 38870?

$70,667 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38870?

The closest are 38821 (8.7 mi), 38848 (9.8 mi), 38858 (11.1 mi), 35552 (11.3 mi) and 38876 (11.7 mi).

Is 38870 a PO Box ZIP code?

38870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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