| City: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| County: | Shelby County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:04:41 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 901 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.1497, -90.0487 |
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The ZIP operates from the main postal facility on S B B King Blvd, where 17 administrative offices handle everything from plant management to consumer affairs. With 543 business customers and no recorded residential population, 38101 functions as the nerve center for Memphis's mail distribution network. The facility coordinates carrier routes for the surrounding downtown area while maintaining its own PO Box service for customers who need a stable, centralized address in the heart of the city.
The street records reflect an administrative postal facility rather than a residential community. S B B King Blvd hosts the main building with 173 delivery points including offices, lobbies, and administrative units. The limited street diversity confirms this ZIP's role as a centralized postal operations hub rather than a typical delivery zone.
ZIP Code 38101 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 18 business establishments, employing about 9,828 people with an annual payroll of $505,082,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 964Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 18Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $85,679,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $505,082,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 9,828Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38101 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 38101. 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: | 4748000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Memphis city; TennesseeSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 38101 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 February 1, 2026.