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Tazewell ZIP code, Tennessee

The ZIP code for Tazewell, TN is 37879, and its area code is 423.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,902
Area code
423

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Tazewell itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, New Tazewell (4.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Tazewell uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Tazewell in numbers

About 2,902 people live in Tazewell, in 1,223 households. The median household income is $41,836 a year, 40% below the Tennessee median of $69,595 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $196,800 (31% below the Tennessee median), and median gross rent is $803 a month. The median age is 34.8; 19.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (31.1% across Tennessee); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population2,902Tazewell2,902
Households1,223Tazewell1,223
Median age34.8Tazewell34.8Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$41,836Tazewell$41,836Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$196,800Tazewell$196,800Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$803Tazewell$803Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%Tazewell19.4%Tennessee31.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.6 minTazewell25.6 minTennessee25.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density669 / sq miTazewell669 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Tazewell town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Tazewell

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Tazewell
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
37879 Tazewell , TN Standard 11,854 $47,864 $153,800

Other ZIP codes overlapping Tazewell

These ZIP codes cover part of Tazewell but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Tazewell
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
37825 New Tazewell , TN Standard 8,409 $49,625 $165,400

Map of Tazewell ZIP codes

37879

The ZIP codes of Tazewell, TN, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Tazewell

The nearest larger towns are Harrogate (4,368 people, 8.9 mi), Middlesborough, KY (9,123 people, 14 mi) and Bean Station (3,016 people, 18 mi).

Towns near Tazewell
TownPopulationDistance
New Tazewell 2,799 2.7 mi
Harrogate 4,368 8.9 mi
Middlesborough, KY 9,123 13.5 mi
Bean Station 3,016 17.9 mi
Maynardville 2,528 20.0 mi
Blaine 3,213 23.1 mi
Morristown 31,527 23.2 mi
Jefferson City 8,579 24.1 mi
Strawberry Plains 2,669 27.9 mi
Mascot 3,277 29.3 mi
White Pine 2,565 29.5 mi

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