ZIP Code 37621 in Bristol, TN

Data Last Updated: February 1, 2026
City:Bristol, Tennessee
County:Sullivan County
Timezone:Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Local Time:11:47:36 AM
Population:No Population Data
Area Code:423
Classification:PO Box
Coordinates:36.5950, -82.1889
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37621 Bristol, TN - USPS Processing Center

ZIP Code 37621, Bristol

Small Town Unique ZIP No Census Data
LocationSullivan County, TN
Area0 sq mi Single Point
Delivery Points471 (42 homes, 205 businesses)
PO Boxes224
ZIP CreatedBefore Oct 2004
Enclosed InZIP Code 37620
Key Facts
  • This ZIP code serves a USPS Processing and Distribution Center, not a residential area
  • All 187 street delivery records point to units at a single address: 6th Street
  • The facility employs approximately 1,721 workers, making it a major local employer
  • The post office maintains 224 PO Boxes despite having zero residential population
  • Standard residential mail for Bristol goes through the neighboring ZIP 37620
  • Bristol straddles the Tennessee-Virginia border, with this facility serving the regional mail network

A Postal Facility ZIP

ZIP code 37621 serves a USPS Processing and Distribution Center (PDC) in Bristol, Tennessee. This isn't a residential neighborhood. It's a postal facility ZIP. The only street in the database is 6th Street, which is the physical address of the Bristol mail processing center. All 187 street-type records point to units within that single location.

Employment Hub

The facility employs roughly 1,721 workers across 20 business establishments, making it a significant employer in Sullivan County. Despite having no resident population, the post office maintains 224 PO Boxes and provides general delivery service. Businesses in the area use this ZIP for their mailing operations.

Regional Context

Bristol sits on the Tennessee-Virginia state line, and the postal infrastructure here handles mail for the broader region. The enclosing ZIP 37620 provides standard residential delivery to Bristol proper. This PO Box ZIP exists specifically for the processing center and the businesses that cluster around postal operations.

Mailing Information

For anyone trying to mail something to this ZIP code: it's almost certainly going to a business or the postal facility itself. Residential mail for Bristol routes through 37620 instead.

Street Name Patterns

Single Facility Address

Only one street exists in this ZIP: the physical address of the postal processing center.

Business & Employment Statistics


ZIP Code 37621 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 22 business establishments, employing about 1,745 people with an annual payroll of $110,594,000.

# Residential Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
# Business Mailboxes:0Source: USPS
Total Delivery Receptacles:2,966Source: USPS
Single Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
Multi Family Delivery Units:0Source: USPS
# of Businesses:22Source: CBP
1st Quarter Payroll:$28,383,000Source: CBP
Annual Payroll:$110,594,000Source: CBP
# of Employees:1,745Source: CBP

Geography, Land Area, & Statistical Classifications


ZIP Code 37621 is located in Sullivan County, Tennessee, within the Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA ) and Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. This area has a population of 309,544 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 37621. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.

CBSA Name:--Source: Census
CBSA Number:--Source: Census
CBSA Type:--Source: Census
CBSA Division:--Source: Census
CBSA Population:309,544Source: Census
MSA:Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSSource: Census
Land Area:--Source: Census
Water Area:--Source: Census
Congressional District:01Source: USPS
Congressional Land Area:4141.92 sq miSource: Census
PMSA:--Source: Census
Intro Date:< 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com
Place FIPS Code:4708540Source: Census
Place Name:Bristol city; TennesseeSource: Census

Adjacent & Nearby ZIP Codes


37625 | | 37620

Schools in ZIP Code 37621


We could not locate which school district 37621 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.

Crossroads Alternative/Bristol City 280 Lee Street
Bristol, VA 24201
District: UnknownNearby
Anderson Elementary 901 Ninth St
Bristol, TN 37620
District: Bristol City School DistrictNearby
Tennessee Online Public School 615 Mlk Jr. Blvd
Bristol, TN 37620
District: Bristol City School DistrictNearby
Tennessee Online Public School At Bristol 615 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd
Bristol, TN 37620
District: Bristol City School DistrictNearby
Virginia Middle 855 Piedmont Avenue
Bristol, VA 24201
District: Bristol City Public SchoolsNearby
Tennessee Avenue Christian Academy 806 Tennessee Ave
Bristol, TN 37620
District: Private SchoolNearby
St Annes School 580 Oakview Ave
Bristol, VA 24201
District: Private SchoolNearby
Minnick School - Bristol 150 Janie Hammitt Dr
Bristol, VA 24201
District: Private SchoolNearby

Colleges & Post Secondary Schools near ZIP Code 37621


Crown Cutz Academy Bristol 805 Commonwealth Avenue
Bristol, VA 24201-3323
Type: Post Secondary
King University 1350 King College Road
Bristol, TN 37620-2699
Type: Post Secondary
Virginia Highlands Community College 100 Vhcc Drive
Abingdon, VA 24212-0828
Type: Post Secondary
Northeast State Community College 2425 Hwy 75
Blountville, TN 37617-0246
Type: Post Secondary
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology-Elizabethton 426 Highway 91
Elizabethton, TN 37643
Type: Post Secondary
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City 3021 E. Oakland Ave.
Johnson City, TN 37601-1526
Type: Post Secondary

Sources & References


Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.

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  2. ZIP-Codes.com Proprietary Data Enhancements [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://www.zip-codes.com
  3. U.S. Census [Updated: Varies], https://www.census.gov
    • U.S. Census Office of Management and Budget [Updated: As Released]
    • U.S. Census 2020 Demographic & Housing Characteristics (DHC) [Decennial] [Updated: 5/25/2023]
    • U.S. Census 2011-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ACS) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census Business Patterns (CBD) [Annually] [Updated: Annually, As Released]
    • U.S. Census American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [Updated: As Released]
  4. U.S. Geological Survey [Updated: Varies], https://www.usgs.gov
  5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Updated: Annually, As Released], https://www.cms.gov
  6. National Center for Education Statistics [Updated: 2/1/2026], https://nces.ed.gov