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38921

ZIP 38921 is Charleston, Mississippi, in Tallahatchie County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tallahatchie
Metro area
none
Population
4,786
Coordinates
33.9821, -90.1442
☼ Live from 38921 — Charleston, MS

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Where 38921 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38921
  • 🔢 Type 38921 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 38921 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38920 (Cascilla, MS, 9 mi away) and 38922 (Coffeeville, MS, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38921 becomes 12983 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saranac Lake, NY, 1,113 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12839, 12983, 18239, 18923, 18932, 19382, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98231 in Blaine, WA, 1,958 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯616 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38921 and you would come out at 33.98°S, 89.86°E — 1,459 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 147.6 square miles of land, 38921 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 112 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,786This ZIP4,786
Households1,800This ZIP1,800
Housing units2,221This ZIP2,221
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$37,326This ZIP$37,326Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$102,000This ZIP$102,000Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$695This ZIP$695Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density32.4 / sq miThis ZIP32.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees933This ZIP933
Annual payroll$41,336,000This ZIP$41,336,000
Tax returns filed1,740This ZIP1,740
Total adjusted gross income$70,597,000This ZIP$70,597,000

Land area

Land area147.61 sq miThis ZIP147.61 sq mi
Water area2.38 sq miThis ZIP2.38 sq mi

Other place names in 38921

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

ZIP codes near 38921

ZIPCityDistance
38958 Swan Lake, MS 4.5 mi
38962 Tippo, MS 8.0 mi
38920 Cascilla, MS 9.4 mi
38963 Tutwiler, MS 10.8 mi
38966 Webb, MS 10.8 mi
38928 Glendora, MS 11.5 mi
38953 Scobey, MS 12.9 mi
38622 Crowder, MS 13.0 mi
38927 Enid, MS 13.0 mi
38957 Sumner, MS 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38921?

38921 is in Charleston, Mississippi, in Tallahatchie County. Its published point location is 33.9821, -90.1442.

What county is 38921 in?

38921 lies in Tallahatchie County.

What area code is 38921?

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

What time zone is 38921 in?

38921 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38921?

About 4,786 people live in ZIP code 38921, in 1,800 households, at 32.4 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 38921?

$37,326 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38921?

The closest are 38958 (4.5 mi), 38962 (8 mi), 38920 (9.4 mi), 38963 (10.8 mi) and 38966 (10.8 mi).

Is 38921 a PO Box ZIP code?

38921 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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