| City: | Millington, Tennessee |
| Names to Avoid: | Naval Personel Commnd |
| County: | Shelby County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:04:24 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 901 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 35.3302, -89.8746 |
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Navy Personnel Command (NAVPERSCOM), the Navy's Human Resources Center of Excellence, operates under dedicated ZIP code 38055 at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tennessee. Located 21 miles north of downtown Memphis in Shelby County, this installation serves as the nerve center for Navy career management, handling assignments, promotions, and transitions for Sailors throughout the fleet. The Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) relocated here from Washington, D.C., and officially became Navy Personnel Command on October 1, 1998.
Postal records reveal an extensive organizational structure with 308 distinct delivery codes across 307 named offices, all centered on Integrity Drive. The building directory reads like a roadmap of Navy human resources: Aviation Assignment Branch, Enlisted Retirement Branch, Nuclear Submarine Assignment Branch, SEAL Assignment Section, and Medical Assignment/Placement Branch represent just a fraction of the specialized units. Other divisions handle officer promotions, reenlistment incentives, casualty assistance, and the Worldwide Navy Locator.
NSA Mid-South ranks among the largest single employers in Tennessee, supporting over 7,500 enlisted personnel, officers, civilians, and contractors. The base also hosts Navy Recruiting Command and the Navy Manpower Analysis Center. This postal designation has served the command for over two decades, routing correspondence for career-defining decisions from initial enlistment through retirement. Census demographic data is not available for this military administrative facility. Millington is the valid mailing city for all Navy personnel correspondence.
| Establishments: | 6 |
| Employment: | 54 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 38055 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 51 people with an annual payroll of $3,691,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $991,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,691,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 51Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38055 is located in Shelby County, Tennessee, within the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 32820) and Tennessee's 9th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,316,100 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 38055. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Memphis, TN-MS-ARSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 32820Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,316,100Source: Census |
| MSA: | Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 09Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 483.39 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4749060Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Millington city; TennesseeSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 38055 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.