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38917

ZIP 38917 is Carrollton, Mississippi, in Carroll County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carroll
Metro area
Greenwood, MS
Population
3,225
Coordinates
33.5388, -89.9820
☼ Live from 38917 — Carrollton, MS

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Where 38917 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38917
  • 🔢 Type 38917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 38917 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38916 (Calhoun City, MS, 41 mi away) and 38920 (Cascilla, MS, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38917 becomes 71983, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17938, 17983, 31789, 31798, 37189, 37819, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97138 in Seaside, OR, 1,966 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯644 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38917 and you would come out at 33.54°S, 90.02°E — 1,489 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 167.7 square miles of land, 38917 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 127 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,225This ZIP3,225
Households1,498This ZIP1,498
Housing units1,767This ZIP1,767
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,432This ZIP$60,432Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$98,000This ZIP$98,000Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density19.2 / sq miThis ZIP19.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees159This ZIP159
Annual payroll$4,919,000This ZIP$4,919,000
Tax returns filed1,290This ZIP1,290
Total adjusted gross income$80,714,000This ZIP$80,714,000

Land area

Land area167.68 sq miThis ZIP167.68 sq mi
Water area3.02 sq miThis ZIP3.02 sq mi

Other place names in 38917

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ZIP codes near 38917

ZIPCityDistance
38947 North Carrollton, MS 3.8 mi
38943 Mc Carley, MS 8.2 mi
38930 Greenwood, MS 9.1 mi
38923 Coila, MS 11.1 mi
38935 Greenwood, MS 11.5 mi
38945 Money, MS 14.6 mi
38940 Holcomb, MS 14.6 mi
38967 Winona, MS 16.2 mi
38954 Sidon, MS 16.4 mi
38926 Elliott, MS 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38917?

38917 is in Carrollton, Mississippi, in Carroll County, part of the Greenwood, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5388, -89.9820.

What county is 38917 in?

38917 lies in Carroll County.

What area code is 38917?

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

What time zone is 38917 in?

38917 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38917?

About 3,225 people live in ZIP code 38917, in 1,498 households, at 19.2 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 38917?

$60,432 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38917?

The closest are 38947 (3.8 mi), 38943 (8.2 mi), 38930 (9.1 mi), 38923 (11.1 mi) and 38935 (11.5 mi).

Is 38917 a PO Box ZIP code?

38917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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