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37178

ZIP 37178 is Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee, mostly in Houston County; area code 931; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,994
Coordinates
36.3238, -87.7904
☼ Live from 37178 — Tennessee Ridge, TN

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Where 37178 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37178
  • 🔢 Type 37178 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLILE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,178 = 2 × 29 × 641. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37175 (Stewart, TN, 6 mi away) and 37179 (Thompsons Station, TN, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37178 becomes 87173, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13778, 13787, 17837, 18773, 31778, 31787, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83717 in Boise, ID, 1,578 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯634 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37178 and you would come out at 36.32°S, 92.21°E — 1,382 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 42.3 square miles of land, 37178 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,994This ZIP1,994
Households892This ZIP892
Housing units976This ZIP976
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,692This ZIP$72,692Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$173,600This ZIP$173,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,042This ZIP$1,042Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density47.1 / sq miThis ZIP47.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees99This ZIP99
Annual payroll$2,647,000This ZIP$2,647,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$54,315,000This ZIP$54,315,000

Land area

Land area42.35 sq miThis ZIP42.35 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 37178 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Houston County 60.9%
Stewart County 39.1%

Other place names in 37178

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

ZIP codes near 37178

ZIPCityDistance
37175 Stewart, TN 5.7 mi
37061 Erin, TN 7.8 mi
37050 Cumberland City, TN 9.5 mi
37058 Dover, TN 9.6 mi
37079 Indian Mound, TN 12.6 mi
38221 Big Sandy, TN 15.0 mi
38333 Eva, TN 16.3 mi
37142 Palmyra, TN 16.7 mi
37181 Vanleer, TN 16.8 mi
37165 Slayden, TN 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37178?

37178 is in Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee, in Houston County. Its published point location is 36.3238, -87.7904.

What county is 37178 in?

37178 spans 2 counties: Houston County and Stewart County. Most of it falls in Houston 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 37178?

Tennessee Ridge uses area code 931, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 37178 in?

37178 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 37178?

About 1,994 people live in ZIP code 37178, in 892 households, at 47.1 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 37178?

$72,692 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37178?

The closest are 37175 (5.7 mi), 37061 (7.8 mi), 37050 (9.5 mi), 37058 (9.6 mi) and 37079 (12.6 mi).

Is 37178 a PO Box ZIP code?

37178 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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