| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 423 / 865 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:48 PM |
| Population: | 49,209 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 47123 |
| Land Area: | 651 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 17 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.4393, -84.2961 |
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49,209 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 651 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 44,143 to 49,209 from 2014 to 2024 — a +11.5% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 37885 (Vonore, $78,793 median) and poorest ZIP 37874 (Sweetwater, $53,605) are 19.7 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $191,300 in 37874 (Sweetwater) to $335,100 in 37885 (Vonore).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 36 people/sq mi in 37385 (Tellico Plains) to 160 in 37874 (Sweetwater).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.6% bachelor's+ in 37874 (Sweetwater) to 28.8% in 37885 (Vonore) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Tennessee, this is the #34 most populous of 95 counties and ranks #45 for median household income with the #18 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $58,406 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,965 of 35,647 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 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.