ZIP Code 38242

38242 is one of Tennessee's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Paris, Henry County.

City: Paris
County: Henry County
State: Tennessee
Prefix: 382xx

Where this code sits

38242 is part of the 382xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Paris.

Paris Tennessee ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 38242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

731 Area code 731

ZIP codes nearest 38242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 38242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 38236	8.1 mi	Mansfield, TN
ZIP code 38224	9.1 mi	Cottage Grove, TN
ZIP code 38231	9.1 mi	Henry, TN
ZIP code 38256	9.4 mi	Springville, TN
ZIP code 38251	10 mi	Puryear, TN
ZIP code 38223	11 mi	Como, TN
ZIP code 38222	12 mi	Buchanan, TN
ZIP code 38221	15 mi	Big Sandy, TN

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 38242, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 38242. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.