| City: | Independence, Mississippi |
| County: | Tate County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:08:36 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.7050, -89.8097 |
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The post office serves a modest footprint with one named street route along Bill Hancock Road. Rural carrier routes handle deliveries beyond the immediate post office location. The area supports 11 businesses with 4 establishments operating here. The classification as a PO Box ZIP doesn't mean residents can't get street delivery—it simply means this particular ZIP designation handles PO Box assignments while the adjacent ZIP takes care of physical addresses.
Only one street appears in the postal database—Bill Hancock Road. The minimal street infrastructure reflects the rural character of this small Mississippi community, where the post office serves as a central hub for mail rather than extensive carrier delivery routes.
ZIP Code 38638 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 8 people with an annual payroll of $606,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,094Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $125,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $606,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 8Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 38638 is located in Tate County, Mississippi, within the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 32820) and Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,316,100 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 38638. 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: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 10572.8 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2834700Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Independence CDP; MississippiSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 38638 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.