| City: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Names to Avoid: | Federal Express |
| County: | Shelby County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:05:23 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 901 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 35.1497, -90.0487 |
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Federal Express Corporation, now FedEx, the global transportation and logistics giant headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, operates under dedicated ZIP code 38194. Frederick W. Smith founded the company in 1971 with his $4 million inheritance and $91 million in venture capital. After initially establishing operations in Little Rock, Arkansas, Smith moved the company to Memphis in 1973 where overnight operations launched on April 17 with fourteen Dassault Falcon 20s connecting twenty-five cities, delivering 186 packages that first night.
FedEx transformed Memphis International Airport into the world's busiest cargo airport through its global "Super Hub" operations. The company's name changed from Federal Express to FedEx in 1994. Census Business Patterns data shows 47 establishments employing 1,182 workers within this ZIP boundary. Smith stepped down as CEO in June 2022 after building FedEx into the world's largest cargo airline by fleet size and freight tons flown. With no delivery codes currently on file, this appears to be an administrative designation. Census demographic data is not available. Memphis is the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 47 |
| Employment: | 1,182 |
ZIP Code 38194 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 44 business establishments, employing about 733 people with an annual payroll of $100,128,000.
| # 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: | 44Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $23,395,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $100,128,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 733Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38194 is located in Shelby County, Tennessee, within the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 32820). This Metro area has a population of 1,316,100 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 38194. 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: | No DistrictsSource: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 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 38194 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.