| City: | Martin, Tennessee |
| Names to Avoid: | University Of Tn |
| County: | Weakley County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 3:18:09 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 731 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 36.3431, -88.8634 |
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The University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin), the only public university in West Tennessee outside Memphis, operates under dedicated ZIP code 38238 in Weakley County. The institution traces to Hall-Moody Institute, founded in 1900 as a Baptist school on land donated by Ada Gardner Brooks. After Hall-Moody closed in 1927 due to financial difficulties, influential citizens petitioned the state to create a public junior college. The City of Martin and Weakley County each floated $100,000 in bonds to acquire the property.
On February 10, 1927, Senate Bill 301 established the University of Tennessee Junior College in Martin for agriculture, industrial arts, and home economics. The 0.87-square-mile postal boundary encompasses the campus on University Street, served by 27 delivery codes. In 1961, UT Martin became the first campus in the University of Tennessee system to desegregate undergraduates. Census Business Patterns data indicates 7 establishments employing 94 workers. Martin is the valid mailing city for all campus correspondence.
| Establishments: | 7 |
| Employment: | 94 |
| Residential: | 2 |
| Business: | 0 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 38238 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2023), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 87 people with an annual payroll of $1,953,000. USPS data shows 2 residential mailboxes and 0 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 2Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 782Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 2Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $491,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,953,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 87Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38238 is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, within the Martin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 32280) and Tennessee's 8th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 32,959 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 38238. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Martin, TNSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 32280Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 32,959Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6850.53 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4746240Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Martin city; TennesseeSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 38238 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 December 1, 2025.