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37059

ZIP 37059 is Dowelltown, Tennessee, in DeKalb County; area codes 615 and 629; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Metro area
none
Population
1,590
Coordinates
35.9850, -85.9031
☼ Live from 37059 — Dowelltown, TN

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Where 37059 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37059
  • 🔢 Type 37059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,059 = 3 × 11 × 1123. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37058 (Dover, TN, 114 mi away) and 37060 (Eagleville, TN, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37059 becomes 95073 — and that is a real ZIP code: Soquel, CA, 1,990 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03579, 03597, 05739, 07395, 07935, 30597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97053 in Warren, OR, 2,026 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯739 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37059 and you would come out at 35.98°S, 94.10°E — 1,275 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 37059 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,590This ZIP1,590
Households606This ZIP606
Housing units705This ZIP705
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,510This ZIP$49,510Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$232,200This ZIP$232,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,075This ZIP$1,075Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density56.5 / sq miThis ZIP56.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$3,444,000This ZIP$3,444,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$39,572,000This ZIP$39,572,000

Land area

Land area28.12 sq miThis ZIP28.12 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 37059

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ZIP codes near 37059

ZIPCityDistance
37095 Liberty, TN 3.5 mi
37166 Smithville, TN 8.0 mi
37012 Alexandria, TN 8.3 mi
38569 Lancaster, TN 9.6 mi
38567 Hickman, TN 10.3 mi
38582 Silver Point, TN 11.1 mi
37016 Auburntown, TN 11.9 mi
38547 Brush Creek, TN 13.1 mi
37190 Woodbury, TN 13.6 mi
38548 Buffalo Valley, TN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37059?

37059 is in Dowelltown, Tennessee, in DeKalb County. Its published point location is 35.9850, -85.9031.

What county is 37059 in?

37059 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 37059?

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

What time zone is 37059 in?

37059 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 37059?

About 1,590 people live in ZIP code 37059, in 606 households, at 56.5 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 37059?

$49,510 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37059?

The closest are 37095 (3.5 mi), 37166 (8 mi), 37012 (8.3 mi), 38569 (9.6 mi) and 38567 (10.3 mi).

Is 37059 a PO Box ZIP code?

37059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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