| City: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| County: | Shelby County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:33:46 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 901 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.1497, -90.0487 |
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The delivery pattern here is unusual. While the ZIP maintains 390 PO Boxes, it also provides street delivery to a single address cluster on Gateway Drive with 104 apartment units. This mixed service model reflects the facility's dual role: providing traditional PO Box service for customers who prefer it or need it for business purposes, while also serving a nearby residential development through city carrier routes. The 153 businesses using this ZIP suggest it functions partly as a commercial mailing address hub for the South Memphis area.
The ZIP has only one street with carrier delivery: Gateway Drive, which serves 104 apartment or condo units. This single-street pattern suggests a specific residential complex receives carrier delivery while the rest of the facility's service area relies on PO Boxes.
ZIP Code 38186 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 35 people with an annual payroll of $1,650,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 508Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $327,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,650,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 35Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38186 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 38186. 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 38186 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 January 1, 2026.