How do you round 5,389 to the nearest thousands place? You know that 5,389 is between 5,000 and 6,000. You need to decide whether to round 5,389 up to 6,000 or down to 5,000. Since the hundreds digit is a 3, you should round down. The answer is 5,000. This makes sense because 5,389 is closer to 5,000 than 6,000.