38879
ZIP 38879 is Verona, Mississippi, in Lee County; area code 662; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Lee
- Metro area
- Tupelo, MS
- Population
- 56
- Coordinates
- 34.1952, -88.7121
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Where 38879 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 38879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 38,879 = 17 × 2287. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001011111011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38878 (Vardaman, MS, 35 mi away) and 38880 (Wheeler, MS, 30 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38879 becomes 97883 — and that is a real ZIP code: Union, OR, 1,702 miles away.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (78389, 78839, 78938, 79838, 97388, 97838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97388 in Gleneden Beach, OR, 2,002 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
- 🎯669 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38879 and you would come out at 34.20°S, 91.29°E — 1,428 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
- 📏 At 0.119 square miles of land, 38879 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 58 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 56This ZIP56 |
|---|---|
| Households | 47This ZIP47 |
| Housing units | 47This ZIP47 |
| Median age | 70.6This ZIP70.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.7%This ZIP35.7% |
| Population density | 470.6 / sq miThis ZIP470.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 50This ZIP50 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,707This ZIP1,707 |
| Annual payroll | $86,967,000This ZIP$86,967,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 38879
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 38879
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38803 | Tupelo, MS | 3.8 mi |
38801 | Tupelo, MS | 4.0 mi |
38802 | Tupelo, MS | 4.2 mi |
38868 | Shannon, MS | 5.1 mi |
38862 | Plantersville, MS | 5.4 mi |
38804 | Tupelo, MS | 6.4 mi |
38857 | Mooreville, MS | 9.8 mi |
38826 | Belden, MS | 10.8 mi |
38866 | Saltillo, MS | 12.1 mi |
38858 | Nettleton, MS | 12.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38879?
38879 is in Verona, Mississippi, in Lee County, part of the Tupelo, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1952, -88.7121.
What county is 38879 in?
38879 lies in Lee County.
What area code is 38879?
Verona uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38879 in?
38879 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38879?
About 56 people live in ZIP code 38879, in 47 households, at 470.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 38879?
The closest are 38803 (3.8 mi), 38801 (4 mi), 38802 (4.2 mi), 38868 (5.1 mi) and 38862 (5.4 mi).
Is 38879 a PO Box ZIP code?
38879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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