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38916

ZIP 38916 is Calhoun City, Mississippi, mostly in Calhoun County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,606
Coordinates
33.8299, -89.3511
☼ Live from 38916 — Calhoun City, MS

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Where 38916 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38916
  • 🔢 Type 38916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,916 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 47. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38915 (Bruce, MS, 15 mi away) and 38917 (Carrollton, MS, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38916 becomes 61983, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16839, 16938, 18936, 18963, 31698, 38619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96318 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,360 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯657 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38916 and you would come out at 33.83°S, 90.65°E — 1,465 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 175.8 square miles of land, 38916 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 133 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,606This ZIP4,606
Households1,965This ZIP1,965
Housing units2,311This ZIP2,311
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$48,094This ZIP$48,094Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$92,800This ZIP$92,800Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$621This ZIP$621Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density26.2 / sq miThis ZIP26.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees629This ZIP629
Annual payroll$22,972,000This ZIP$22,972,000
Tax returns filed1,760This ZIP1,760
Total adjusted gross income$80,207,000This ZIP$80,207,000

Land area

Land area175.83 sq miThis ZIP175.83 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 38916 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Calhoun County 95.5%
Webster County 4.5%

Other place names in 38916

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

ZIP codes near 38916

ZIPCityDistance
38839 Derma, MS 4.2 mi
38955 Slate Spring, MS 6.1 mi
38914 Big Creek, MS 7.4 mi
38878 Vardaman, MS 9.9 mi
38951 Pittsboro, MS 10.5 mi
38929 Gore Springs, MS 11.7 mi
39737 Bellefontaine, MS 12.4 mi
38915 Bruce, MS 14.5 mi
39771 Walthall, MS 16.0 mi
39751 Mantee, MS 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38916?

38916 is in Calhoun City, Mississippi, in Calhoun County. Its published point location is 33.8299, -89.3511.

What county is 38916 in?

38916 spans 2 counties: Calhoun County and Webster County. Most of it falls in Calhoun 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 38916?

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

What time zone is 38916 in?

38916 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38916?

About 4,606 people live in ZIP code 38916, in 1,965 households, at 26.2 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 38916?

$48,094 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38916?

The closest are 38839 (4.2 mi), 38955 (6.1 mi), 38914 (7.4 mi), 38878 (9.9 mi) and 38951 (10.5 mi).

Is 38916 a PO Box ZIP code?

38916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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