| City: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Names to Avoid: | Mem, Memphis Light Gas And Water, Mphs |
| County: | Shelby County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00)%> |
| Local Time: | 11:33:22 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 901 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 35.1497, -90.0487 |
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Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW), the nation's largest three-service municipal utility, has operated under dedicated ZIP code 38145 in the Downtown Medical Center area of Memphis. Formed in 1939 when the city purchased Memphis Power and Light for $15 million, MLGW delivers electricity, natural gas, and water to more than 440,000 customers throughout Shelby County. The utility traces its roots to the Memphis Gas Light Company, established in 1852.
MLGW receives electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority on a nonprofit basis and distributes it through an extensive network. Memphis enjoys a unique natural resource in its artesian water supply, discovered by drillers in 1887 beneath the city. With only a single delivery code on file and no named buildings in postal records, this appears to be a focused mail processing designation. This ZIP has served MLGW for over two decades. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial designation. Memphis is the valid mailing city for utility correspondence.
ZIP Code 38145 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 50Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38145 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 1,341,606 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 38145. 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: | 1,341,606Source: 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 38145 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.