38962
ZIP 38962 is Tippo, Mississippi, in Tallahatchie County; area code 662; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Tallahatchie
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 45
- Coordinates
- 33.8722, -90.1852
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Where 38962 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.
- 🔢 Type 38962 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 38,962 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 11 × 23. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001100000110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38961 (Tillatoba, MS, 18 mi away) and 38963 (Tutwiler, MS, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 38962 becomes 26983, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23968, 28369, 28396, 28693, 29368, 29386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96283 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,109 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
- 🎯620 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38962 and you would come out at 33.87°S, 89.81°E — 1,464 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 54m.
- 📏 At 11.6 square miles of land, 38962 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 45This ZIP45 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11This ZIP11 |
| Housing units | 70This ZIP70 |
| Median age | 48.3This ZIP48.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 60.7%This ZIP60.7% |
| Population density | 3.9 / sq miThis ZIP3.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 11.64 sq miThis ZIP11.64 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 38962
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
38958 | Swan Lake, MS | 3.9 mi |
38928 | Glendora, MS | 6.1 mi |
38921 | Charleston, MS | 8.0 mi |
38966 | Webb, MS | 8.3 mi |
38920 | Cascilla, MS | 8.5 mi |
38950 | Philipp, MS | 9.6 mi |
38944 | Minter City, MS | 11.6 mi |
38940 | Holcomb, MS | 12.6 mi |
38957 | Sumner, MS | 13.4 mi |
38963 | Tutwiler, MS | 14.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 38962?
38962 is in Tippo, Mississippi, in Tallahatchie County. Its published point location is 33.8722, -90.1852.
What county is 38962 in?
38962 lies in Tallahatchie County.
What area code is 38962?
Tippo uses area code 662, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 38962 in?
38962 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 38962?
About 45 people live in ZIP code 38962, in 11 households, at 3.9 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 38962?
The closest are 38958 (3.9 mi), 38928 (6.1 mi), 38921 (8 mi), 38966 (8.3 mi) and 38920 (8.5 mi).
Is 38962 a PO Box ZIP code?
38962 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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