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38946

ZIP 38946 is Morgan City, Mississippi, in Leflore County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Leflore
Metro area
Greenwood, MS
Population
130
Coordinates
33.3770, -90.3559
☼ Live from 38946 — Morgan City, MS

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Where 38946 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38946
  • 🔢 Type 38946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,946 = 2 × 3 × 6491. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38945 (Money, MS, 21 mi away) and 38947 (North Carrollton, MS, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38946 becomes 64983, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 36849, 38469, 38649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯637 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38946 and you would come out at 33.38°S, 89.64°E — 1,485 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 9.6 square miles of land, 38946 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population130This ZIP130
Households51This ZIP51
Housing units87This ZIP87
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median home value$89,400This ZIP$89,400Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,250This ZIP$1,250Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density13.6 / sq miThis ZIP13.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$239,000This ZIP$239,000

Land area

Land area9.56 sq miThis ZIP9.56 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38946

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

ZIP codes near 38946

ZIPCityDistance
38959 Swiftown, MS 0.4 mi
38941 Itta Bena, MS 7.4 mi
38761 Moorhead, MS 7.5 mi
38954 Sidon, MS 8.1 mi
38924 Cruger, MS 10.1 mi
39169 Tchula, MS 12.9 mi
38753 Inverness, MS 13.3 mi
39038 Belzoni, MS 13.9 mi
38935 Greenwood, MS 14.0 mi
38778 Sunflower, MS 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38946?

38946 is in Morgan City, Mississippi, in Leflore County, part of the Greenwood, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3770, -90.3559.

What county is 38946 in?

38946 lies in Leflore County.

What area code is 38946?

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

What time zone is 38946 in?

38946 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38946?

About 130 people live in ZIP code 38946, in 51 households, at 13.6 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 38946?

The closest are 38959 (0.4 mi), 38941 (7.4 mi), 38761 (7.5 mi), 38954 (8.1 mi) and 38924 (10.1 mi).

Is 38946 a PO Box ZIP code?

38946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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