| City: | Union City, Tennessee |
| Names to Avoid: | Union Cty, Union Cy |
| County: | Obion County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:05:50 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 731 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.4211, -89.0662 |
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ZIP code 38281 serves as Union City's PO Box facility while the main city gets street delivery through neighboring ZIP 38261. The post office maintains 154 PO Boxes for residents and 177 businesses that prefer centralized mail collection.
The single street in this ZIP's registry is W Washington Ave, which contains 67 delivery records with apartment or unit numbers. This doesn't mean Union City has only one street. It means this particular ZIP is designated for PO Box service, while the companion ZIP handles the city's regular carrier routes.
The single street designation reflects this ZIP's role as a PO Box facility rather than a primary delivery zone. W Washington Ave likely contains the post office building itself or an associated delivery point.
ZIP Code 38281 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 17 business establishments, employing about 137 people with an annual payroll of $4,961,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 320Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 17Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,207,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $4,961,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 137Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38281 is located in Obion County, Tennessee, within the Union City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 46460) and Tennessee's 8th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 38,620 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 38281. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Union City, TNSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 46460Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 38,620Source: 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: | 4775940Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Union City city; TennesseeSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 38281 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.