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38873

ZIP 38873 is Tishomingo, Mississippi, mostly in Tishomingo County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tishomingo +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,383
Coordinates
34.6649, -88.2513
☼ Live from 38873 — Tishomingo, MS

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Where 38873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38873
  • 🔢 Type 38873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 38873 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001011111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38871 (Thaxton, MS, 59 mi away) and 38874 (Toccopola, MS, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38873 becomes 37883, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37388, 38378, 38387, 38738, 73838, 78338, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83837 in Kellogg, ID, 1,686 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯670 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38873 and you would come out at 34.66°S, 91.75°E — 1,401 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 92.9 square miles of land, 38873 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,383This ZIP2,383
Households1,212This ZIP1,212
Housing units1,443This ZIP1,443
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,107This ZIP$54,107Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$101,600This ZIP$101,600Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$497This ZIP$497Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density25.7 / sq miThis ZIP25.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees253This ZIP253
Annual payroll$11,148,000This ZIP$11,148,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$61,503,000This ZIP$61,503,000

Land area

Land area92.90 sq miThis ZIP92.90 sq mi
Water area5.16 sq miThis ZIP5.16 sq mi

Counties 38873 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tishomingo County 93.2%
Prentiss County 6.8%

Other place names in 38873

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

ZIP codes near 38873

ZIPCityDistance
38838 Dennis, MS 8.2 mi
38827 Belmont, MS 10.6 mi
38859 New Site, MS 12.3 mi
38852 Iuka, MS 12.5 mi
38833 Burnsville, MS 12.8 mi
35616 Cherokee, AL 14.1 mi
38846 Glen, MS 15.0 mi
35582 Red Bay, AL 15.2 mi
38829 Booneville, MS 16.2 mi
38847 Golden, MS 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38873?

38873 is in Tishomingo, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. Its published point location is 34.6649, -88.2513.

What county is 38873 in?

38873 spans 2 counties: Tishomingo County and Prentiss County. Most of it falls in Tishomingo 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 38873?

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

What time zone is 38873 in?

38873 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38873?

About 2,383 people live in ZIP code 38873, in 1,212 households, at 25.7 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 38873?

$54,107 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38873?

The closest are 38838 (8.2 mi), 38827 (10.6 mi), 38859 (12.3 mi), 38852 (12.5 mi) and 38833 (12.8 mi).

Is 38873 a PO Box ZIP code?

38873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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