Which ZIP code in Memphis has the highest median household income?

38120 (Memphis), at $123,538 (±$16,428), among 27 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 Memphis, TN

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Memphis, TN with the highest median household income, out of 27 with at least 1,000 residents. 38120 (Memphis, $123,538), 38135 (Memphis, $97,282) and 38018 (Cordova, $90,004) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Memphis; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Memphis

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	38120	Memphis	$123,538 ±$16,428	13,309	6,092	6,793
2	38135	Memphis	$97,282 ±$9,838	30,317	10,850	11,210
3	38018	Cordova	$90,004 ±$5,985	38,527	14,575	16,113
4	38119	Memphis	$89,289 ±$5,446	23,464	10,138	11,386
5	38125	Memphis	$86,162 ±$5,175	43,071	15,888	17,583
6	38117	Memphis	$85,633 ±$8,384	25,776	11,613	12,543
7	38133	Memphis	$81,659 ±$12,471	21,278	8,005	8,664
8	38016	Cordova	$76,569 ±$5,456	44,136	18,517	20,829
9	38103	Memphis	$76,278 ±$7,640	14,534	8,372	10,396
10	38141	Memphis	$60,817 ±$6,404	23,952	8,224	7,898
11	38134	Memphis	$60,622 ±$7,065	43,947	15,062	15,953
12	38104	Memphis	$58,117 ±$5,362	22,634	12,863	14,171
13	38112	Memphis	$55,207 ±$5,893	16,809	6,494	7,723
14	38111	Memphis	$52,589 ±$3,377	41,934	17,486	—
15	38122	Memphis	$48,710 ±$4,569	26,021	9,234	10,298
16	38128	Memphis	$47,645 ±$3,797	42,162	15,864	17,312
17	38115	Memphis	$45,636 ±$3,692	38,491	16,117	17,808
18	38118	Memphis	$43,446 ±$2,887	39,107	13,209	14,900
19	38116	Memphis	$42,183 ±$3,657	40,061	15,599	15,359
20	38109	Memphis	$37,496 ±$4,630	42,452	16,616	—
21	38127	Memphis	$36,901 ±$2,188	39,541	14,427	15,781
22	38108	Memphis	$36,257 ±$5,462	17,562	6,508	6,908
23	38107	Memphis	$35,265 ±$6,146	13,912	6,925	6,788
24	38114	Memphis	$34,206 ±$5,392	20,298	9,438	10,762
25	38105	Memphis	$34,015 ±$12,235	5,534	3,242	4,170

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; 27 of 31 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 57,543 households, on 87 carrier routes with 63,085 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 Memphis has the highest median household income?: 38120 (Memphis), at $123,538 (±$16,428), among 27 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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