| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 931 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:46 PM |
| Population: | 18,690 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 47049 |
| Land Area: | 554 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.3671, -84.9210 |
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18,690 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 554 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,700 to 18,690 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 38553 (Clarkrange, $63,500 median) and poorest ZIP 38504 (Allardt, $43,542) are 21.4 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $153,000 in 38577 (Pall Mall) to $196,600 in 38565 (Grimsley).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 15 people/sq mi in 38504 (Allardt) to 117 in 38565 (Grimsley).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.8% bachelor's+ in 38504 (Allardt) to 22.7% in 38553 (Clarkrange) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Tennessee, this is the #68 most populous of 95 counties and ranks #78 for median household income with the #45 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,719 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,971 of 13,540 reporting).
5 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.