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37012

ZIP 37012 is Alexandria, Tennessee, mostly in DeKalb County; area codes 615 and 629; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,118
Coordinates
36.0711, -86.0056
☼ Live from 37012 — Alexandria, TN

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Where 37012 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37012
  • 🔢 Type 37012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,012 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 487. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37011 (Antioch, TN, 37 mi away) and 37013 (Antioch, TN, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37012 becomes 21073, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01237, 02137, 02713, 03217, 10273, 12037, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03217 in Ashland, NH, 925 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯732 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37012 and you would come out at 36.07°S, 93.99°E — 1,281 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 36.9 square miles of land, 37012 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,118This ZIP2,118
Households876This ZIP876
Housing units1,003This ZIP1,003
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,265This ZIP$49,265Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$237,600This ZIP$237,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$749This ZIP$749Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute41.9 minThis ZIP41.9 min
Population density57.5 / sq miThis ZIP57.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees378This ZIP378
Annual payroll$34,446,000This ZIP$34,446,000
Tax returns filed1,100This ZIP1,100
Total adjusted gross income$63,311,000This ZIP$63,311,000

Land area

Land area36.86 sq miThis ZIP36.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 37012 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 57.6%
Wilson County 22.0%
Smith County 20.4%

Other place names in 37012

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 37012

ZIPCityDistance
38547 Brush Creek, TN 5.8 mi
38567 Hickman, TN 6.2 mi
37095 Liberty, TN 7.7 mi
37184 Watertown, TN 7.9 mi
37059 Dowelltown, TN 8.3 mi
38569 Lancaster, TN 8.8 mi
38563 Gordonsville, TN 9.6 mi
37016 Auburntown, TN 9.6 mi
38560 Elmwood, TN 13.4 mi
38582 Silver Point, TN 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37012?

37012 is in Alexandria, Tennessee, in DeKalb County. Its published point location is 36.0711, -86.0056.

What county is 37012 in?

37012 spans 3 counties: DeKalb County, Wilson County and Smith County. Most of it falls in DeKalb County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 37012?

Alexandria uses area codes 615 and 629, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 37012 in?

37012 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 37012?

About 2,118 people live in ZIP code 37012, in 876 households, at 57.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 37012?

$49,265 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37012?

The closest are 38547 (5.8 mi), 38567 (6.2 mi), 37095 (7.7 mi), 37184 (7.9 mi) and 37059 (8.3 mi).

Is 37012 a PO Box ZIP code?

37012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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