Which ZIP code in Shelby County has the highest median household income?

38139 (Germantown), at $178,661 (±$20,011), among 34 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Shelby County, TN

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Shelby County with the highest median household income, out of 34 with at least 1,000 residents. 38139 (Germantown, $178,661), 38028 (Eads, $151,389) and 38017 (Collierville, $138,677) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Shelby County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Shelby County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	38139	Germantown	$178,661 ±$20,011	16,466	5,909	5,958
2	38028	Eads	$151,389 ±$30,105	7,992	2,822	2,982
3	38017	Collierville	$138,677 ±$6,778	56,826	20,551	22,519
4	38138	Germantown	$136,297 ±$9,879	25,167	10,211	11,065
5	38120	Memphis	$123,538 ±$16,428	13,309	6,092	6,793
6	38002	Arlington	$116,895 ±$7,232	43,882	15,248	16,812
7	38135	Memphis	$97,282 ±$9,838	30,317	10,850	11,210
8	38004	Atoka	$92,928 ±$16,256	12,001	4,258	4,317
9	38018	Cordova	$90,004 ±$5,985	38,527	14,575	16,113
10	38119	Memphis	$89,289 ±$5,446	23,464	10,138	11,386
11	38125	Memphis	$86,162 ±$5,175	43,071	15,888	17,583
12	38117	Memphis	$85,633 ±$8,384	25,776	11,613	12,543
13	38133	Memphis	$81,659 ±$12,471	21,278	8,005	8,664
14	38016	Cordova	$76,569 ±$5,456	44,136	18,517	20,829
15	38103	Memphis	$76,278 ±$7,640	14,534	8,372	10,396
16	38141	Memphis	$60,817 ±$6,404	23,952	8,224	7,898
17	38134	Memphis	$60,622 ±$7,065	43,947	15,062	15,953
18	38053	Millington	$58,194 ±$6,813	25,303	10,021	11,673
19	38104	Memphis	$58,117 ±$5,362	22,634	12,863	14,171
20	38112	Memphis	$55,207 ±$5,893	16,809	6,494	7,723
21	38111	Memphis	$52,589 ±$3,377	41,934	17,486	—
22	38122	Memphis	$48,710 ±$4,569	26,021	9,234	10,298
23	38128	Memphis	$47,645 ±$3,797	42,162	15,864	17,312
24	38115	Memphis	$45,636 ±$3,692	38,491	16,117	17,808
25	38118	Memphis	$43,446 ±$2,887	39,107	13,209	14,900

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 34 of 40 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 45,585 households, on 83 carrier routes with 49,317 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Shelby County has the highest median household income?: 38139 (Germantown), at $178,661 (±$20,011), among 34 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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