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38948

ZIP 38948 is Oakland, Mississippi, mostly in Yalobusha County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Yalobusha +1 more
Metro area
Oxford, MS
Population
1,818
Coordinates
34.0761, -89.8941
☼ Live from 38948 — Oakland, MS

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Where 38948 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38948
  • 🔢 Type 38948 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,948 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 13 × 107. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38947 (North Carrollton, MS, 39 mi away) and 38949 (Paris, MS, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38948 becomes 84983, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34988, 38849, 43988, 48893, 49838, 49883, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98384 in South Colby, WA, 1,924 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯622 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38948 and you would come out at 34.08°S, 90.11°E — 1,463 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 103.3 square miles of land, 38948 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 78 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,818This ZIP1,818
Households788This ZIP788
Housing units1,189This ZIP1,189
Median age53.2This ZIP53.2Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$29,400This ZIP$29,400Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$86,200This ZIP$86,200Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$904This ZIP$904Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%This ZIP10.4%
Mean commute36.9 minThis ZIP36.9 min
Population density17.6 / sq miThis ZIP17.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees551This ZIP551
Annual payroll$30,819,000This ZIP$30,819,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$40,694,000This ZIP$40,694,000

Land area

Land area103.32 sq miThis ZIP103.32 sq mi
Water area14.55 sq miThis ZIP14.55 sq mi

Counties 38948 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Yalobusha County 65.0%
Tallahatchie County 35.0%

Other place names in 38948

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ZIP codes near 38948

ZIPCityDistance
38658 Pope, MS 7.8 mi
38961 Tillatoba, MS 7.9 mi
38927 Enid, MS 8.9 mi
38953 Scobey, MS 11.1 mi
38620 Courtland, MS 11.2 mi
38622 Crowder, MS 15.2 mi
38921 Charleston, MS 15.7 mi
38920 Cascilla, MS 15.9 mi
38606 Batesville, MS 16.0 mi
38922 Coffeeville, MS 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38948?

38948 is in Oakland, Mississippi, in Yalobusha County, part of the Oxford, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0761, -89.8941.

What county is 38948 in?

38948 spans 2 counties: Yalobusha County and Tallahatchie County. Most of it falls in Yalobusha 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 38948?

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

What time zone is 38948 in?

38948 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38948?

About 1,818 people live in ZIP code 38948, in 788 households, at 17.6 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 38948?

$29,400 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38948?

The closest are 38658 (7.8 mi), 38961 (7.9 mi), 38927 (8.9 mi), 38953 (11.1 mi) and 38620 (11.2 mi).

Is 38948 a PO Box ZIP code?

38948 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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