| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 6 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 423 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:05 PM |
| Population: | 33,886 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 47025 |
| Land Area: | 504 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.5128, -83.7157 |
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33,886 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 504 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,753 to 33,886 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 37752 (Harrogate, $60,028 median) and poorest ZIP 37715 (Clairfield, $26,413) are 22.5 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $126,400 in 37870 (Speedwell) to $193,600 in 37752 (Harrogate).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 19 people/sq mi in 37715 (Clairfield) to 129 in 37752 (Harrogate).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.1% bachelor's+ in 37715 (Clairfield) to 33.4% in 37724 (Cumberland Gap) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Tennessee, this is the #45 most populous of 95 counties and ranks #91 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,958 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,351 of 24,505 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37879 | Tazewell | Standard | 11,854 | $47,864 | 178.0 | 8.6% |
| 37825 | New Tazewell | Standard | 8,409 | $49,625 | 88.8 | -1.2% |
| 37752 | Harrogate | Standard | 6,185 | $60,028 | 47.8 | -1.5% |
| 37870 | Speedwell | Standard | 4,385 | $55,516 | 97.8 | -8.8% |
| 37724 | Cumberland Gap | Standard | 2,214 | $31,941 | 48.4 | -11.0% |
| 37715 | Clairfield | Standard | 806 | $26,413 | 43.5 | 25.3% |
| 37730 | Eagan | PO Box | 33 | $44,688 | 0.0 | -31.3% |
| 37851 | Pruden | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 37867 | Shawanee | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 37707 | Arthur | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 37773 | Lone Mountain | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 37824 | New Tazewell | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |