| City: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| County: | Knox County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 12:29:53 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 865 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.9648, -83.9196 |
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ZIP code 37940 is a PO Box-only designation within the larger Knoxville, Tennessee postal network. It doesn't have its own geographic territory. Instead, it exists as a point location within ZIP 37920 in the South Knoxville neighborhood.
The post office maintains 294 PO Boxes and serves 166 business delivery points. All 102 street-type ZIP+4 records point to a single address: E Young High Pike. This pattern, combined with the SingleBuildingLVR flag, suggests the ZIP serves a single postal facility rather than a residential neighborhood.
Knoxville has extensive street delivery through other ZIP codes, so 37940 isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Residents who need PO Boxes here likely choose them for business purposes or mailing convenience rather than necessity. With 5 establishments and 35 employees in the area, there's a small commercial presence.
Nearby neighborhoods include Vestal (0.3 miles), Old Sevier (1.4 miles), and Downtown Knoxville (1.7 miles). The University of Tennessee campus is also about 1.4 miles away. For most residents in this part of Knoxville, street delivery is the standard, but 37940 offers PO Box service for those who want it.
All records point to a single location on E Young High Pike, indicating a standalone post office facility.
ZIP Code 37940 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 25 people with an annual payroll of $953,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 428Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $160,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $953,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 25Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 37940 is located in Knox County, Tennessee, within the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 28940) and Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 919,553 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 37940. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Knoxville, TNSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 28940Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 919,553Source: Census |
| MSA: | Knoxville, TN MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2320.68 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4740000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Knoxville city; TennesseeSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 37940 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.
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.