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38965

ZIP 38965 is Water Valley, Mississippi, mostly in Yalobusha County; area code 662; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Yalobusha +3 more
Metro area
Oxford, MS
Population
8,963
Coordinates
34.1350, -89.5909
☼ Live from 38965 — Water Valley, MS

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Where 38965 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 38965
  • 🔢 Type 38965 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgGBE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 38,965 = 5 × 7793. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100000110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 38964 (Vance, MS, 46 mi away) and 38966 (Webb, MS, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 38965 becomes 56983, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35896, 35968, 35986, 36859, 38569, 38659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96853 in Jbphh, HI, 4,197 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯633 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 38965 and you would come out at 34.13°S, 90.41°E — 1,470 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 52m.
  • 📏 At 251.6 square miles of land, 38965 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 191 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,963This ZIP8,963
Households3,403This ZIP3,403
Housing units4,118This ZIP4,118
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,258This ZIP$58,258Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$153,100This ZIP$153,100Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$645This ZIP$645Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density35.6 / sq miThis ZIP35.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments131This ZIP131
Employees1,384This ZIP1,384
Annual payroll$48,130,000This ZIP$48,130,000
Tax returns filed3,840This ZIP3,840
Total adjusted gross income$210,672,000This ZIP$210,672,000

Land area

Land area251.64 sq miThis ZIP251.64 sq mi
Water area9.03 sq miThis ZIP9.03 sq mi

Counties 38965 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Yalobusha County 58.3%
Lafayette County 22.0%
Calhoun County 16.2%
Panola County 3.5%

Other place names in 38965

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ZIP codes near 38965

ZIPCityDistance
38949 Paris, MS 9.8 mi
38673 Taylor, MS 11.2 mi
38913 Banner, MS 11.8 mi
38915 Bruce, MS 13.4 mi
38922 Coffeeville, MS 14.4 mi
38655 Oxford, MS 14.7 mi
38677 University, MS 16.0 mi
38675 Tula, MS 16.6 mi
38948 Oakland, MS 17.8 mi
38658 Pope, MS 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 38965?

38965 is in Water Valley, Mississippi, in Yalobusha County, part of the Oxford, MS micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1350, -89.5909.

What county is 38965 in?

38965 spans 4 counties: Yalobusha County, Lafayette County, Calhoun County and Panola 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 38965?

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

What time zone is 38965 in?

38965 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 38965?

About 8,963 people live in ZIP code 38965, in 3,403 households, at 35.6 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 38965?

$58,258 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 38965?

The closest are 38949 (9.8 mi), 38673 (11.2 mi), 38913 (11.8 mi), 38915 (13.4 mi) and 38922 (14.4 mi).

Is 38965 a PO Box ZIP code?

38965 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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