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38949

ZIP 38949 is Paris, Mississippi, in Lafayette County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lafayette
Metro area
Oxford, MS
Population
287
Coordinates
34.1798, -89.4281
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Where 38949 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 38949
  • 🔢 Type 38949 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,949 = 3 × 12983. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38948 (Oakland, MS, 28 mi away) and 38950 (Philipp, MS, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38949 becomes 94983, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49839, 49893, 49938, 89439, 94938, 98349, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98394 in Vaughn, WA, 1,948 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯638 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38949 and you would come out at 34.18°S, 90.57°E — 1,469 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 11.4 square miles of land, 38949 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population287This ZIP287
Households96This ZIP96
Housing units96This ZIP96
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median home value$308,600This ZIP$308,600Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher57.0%This ZIP57.0%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density25.3 / sq miThis ZIP25.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$1,326,000This ZIP$1,326,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$6,092,000This ZIP$6,092,000

Land area

Land area11.35 sq miThis ZIP11.35 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 38949

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ZIP codes near 38949

ZIPCityDistance
38913 Banner, MS 3.8 mi
38965 Water Valley, MS 9.8 mi
38915 Bruce, MS 10.1 mi
38874 Toccopola, MS 10.6 mi
38655 Oxford, MS 10.9 mi
38864 Randolph, MS 12.7 mi
38675 Tula, MS 12.7 mi
38677 University, MS 14.1 mi
38673 Taylor, MS 14.2 mi
38951 Pittsboro, MS 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38949?

38949 is in Paris, Mississippi, in Lafayette County, part of the Oxford, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1798, -89.4281.

What county is 38949 in?

38949 lies in Lafayette County.

What area code is 38949?

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

What time zone is 38949 in?

38949 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38949?

About 287 people live in ZIP code 38949, in 96 households, at 25.3 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 38949?

The closest are 38913 (3.8 mi), 38965 (9.8 mi), 38915 (10.1 mi), 38874 (10.6 mi) and 38655 (10.9 mi).

Is 38949 a PO Box ZIP code?

38949 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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