| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 423 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:47 PM |
| Population: | 19,304 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 47091 |
| Land Area: | 344 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.4501, -81.8360 |
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19,304 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 344 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,043 to 19,304 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 37683 (Mountain City, $55,979 median) and poorest ZIP 37691 (Trade, $13,976) are 7.4 miles apart — a 4.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $164,300 in 37688 (Shady Valley) to $336,500 in 37680 (Laurel Bloomery).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 21 people/sq mi in 37688 (Shady Valley) to 96 in 37683 (Mountain City).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.4% bachelor's+ in 37680 (Laurel Bloomery) to 37.1% in 37688 (Shady Valley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Tennessee, this is the #67 most populous of 95 counties and ranks #90 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,319 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,589 of 14,840 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 4.0× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.