| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 423 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:45 PM |
| Population: | 39,878 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 47013 |
| CBSA: | Knoxville, TN |
| Land Area: | 504 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 15 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.4284, -84.1672 |
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39,878 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 504 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 39,924 to 39,878 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 37757 (Jacksboro, $63,346 median) and poorest ZIP 37847 (Pioneer, $35,066) are 11.3 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $72,700 in 37819 (Newcomb) to $227,600 in 37714 (Caryville).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 37819 (Newcomb) to 300 in 37757 (Jacksboro).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.7% bachelor's+ in 37714 (Caryville) to 31.8% in 37729 (Duff) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Tennessee, this is the #38 most populous of 95 counties and ranks #84 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,466 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,799 of 28,851 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37766 | La Follette | Standard | 18,554 | $50,063 | 161.6 | -0.9% |
| 37757 | Jacksboro | Standard | 10,100 | $63,346 | 33.7 | 8.3% |
| 37714 | Caryville | Standard | 4,421 | $56,172 | 76.9 | -1.5% |
| 37762 | Jellico | Standard | 2,536 | $42,392 | 17.0 | -13.4% |
| 37847 | Pioneer | Standard | 2,513 | $35,066 | 137.3 | 17.0% |
| 37729 | Duff | Standard | 1,279 | $42,772 | 50.0 | -16.5% |
| 37819 | Newcomb | Standard | 475 | — | 27.5 | -38.6% |