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38940

ZIP 38940 is Holcomb, Mississippi, mostly in Grenada County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grenada +2 more
Metro area
Grenada, MS
Population
1,994
Coordinates
33.7469, -90.0260
☼ Live from 38940 — Holcomb, MS

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Where 38940 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 38940
  • 🔢 Type 38940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,940 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 59. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38935 (Greenwood, MS, 18 mi away) and 38941 (Itta Bena, MS, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38940 becomes 04983 — and that is a real ZIP code: Strong, ME, 1,302 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03849, 03894, 04938, 04983, 08349, 09834, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09834 in FPO AE, a military post office, 7,556 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯632 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38940 and you would come out at 33.75°S, 89.97°E — 1,476 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 149.9 square miles of land, 38940 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 114 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,994This ZIP1,994
Households712This ZIP712
Housing units1,052This ZIP1,052
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$64,048This ZIP$64,048Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$109,600This ZIP$109,600Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%This ZIP9.7%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density13.3 / sq miThis ZIP13.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$785,000This ZIP$785,000
Tax returns filed880This ZIP880
Total adjusted gross income$46,853,000This ZIP$46,853,000

Land area

Land area149.93 sq miThis ZIP149.93 sq mi
Water area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi

Counties 38940 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Grenada County 72.9%
Tallahatchie County 19.1%
Carroll County 8.0%

Other place names in 38940

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ZIP codes near 38940

ZIPCityDistance
38920 Cascilla, MS 9.2 mi
38950 Philipp, MS 10.0 mi
38945 Money, MS 11.9 mi
38960 Tie Plant, MS 12.1 mi
38962 Tippo, MS 12.6 mi
38902 Grenada, MS 12.6 mi
38953 Scobey, MS 13.1 mi
38901 Grenada, MS 13.1 mi
38917 Carrollton, MS 14.6 mi
38958 Swan Lake, MS 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38940?

38940 is in Holcomb, Mississippi, in Grenada County, part of the Grenada, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7469, -90.0260.

What county is 38940 in?

38940 spans 3 counties: Grenada County, Tallahatchie County and Carroll County. Most of it falls in Grenada 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 38940?

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

What time zone is 38940 in?

38940 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38940?

About 1,994 people live in ZIP code 38940, in 712 households, at 13.3 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 38940?

$64,048 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38940?

The closest are 38920 (9.2 mi), 38950 (10 mi), 38945 (11.9 mi), 38960 (12.1 mi) and 38962 (12.6 mi).

Is 38940 a PO Box ZIP code?

38940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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