37601
ZIP 37601 is in Johnson City, Tennessee, mostly in Washington County; area code 423; Eastern time. Johnson City has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 37602, 37604, 37605, 37614 and 37615.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Washington +2 more
- Metro area
- Johnson City, TN
- Population
- 38,008
- Coordinates
- 36.3383, -82.3181
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Where 37601 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.
- 🔢 Type 37601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgLE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 37,601 = 19 × 1979. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001001011100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37544 (Memphis, TN, 441 mi away) and 37602 (Johnson City, TN, 11 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
- 🔄 Backwards, 37601 becomes 10673, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01367, 01376, 06137, 06371, 07631, 13076, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76310 in Wichita Falls, TX, 932 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
- 🎯915 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37601 and you would come out at 36.34°S, 97.68°E — 1,081 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
- 📏 At 47.7 square miles of land, 37601 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 38,008This ZIP38,008 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16,958This ZIP16,958 |
| Housing units | 18,299This ZIP18,299 |
| Median age | 40.7This ZIP40.7Tennessee38.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $50,686This ZIP$50,686Tennessee$69,595US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $216,200This ZIP$216,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $929This ZIP$929Tennessee$1,189US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.3%This ZIP32.3% |
| Mean commute | 20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min |
| Population density | 796.5 / sq miThis ZIP796.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,017This ZIP1,017 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 16,782This ZIP16,782 |
| Annual payroll | $788,510,000This ZIP$788,510,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 16,070This ZIP16,070 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,026,637,000This ZIP$1,026,637,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 47.72 sq miThis ZIP47.72 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi |
Counties 37601 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Washington County | 52.6% |
| Carter County | 44.9% |
| Unicoi County | 2.5% |
Other place names in 37601
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 37601
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
37682 | Milligan College, TN | 3.0 mi |
37684 | Mountain Home, TN | 3.6 mi |
37614 | Johnson City, TN | 3.8 mi |
37694 | Watauga, TN | 3.8 mi |
37605 | Johnson City, TN | 4.0 mi |
37604 | Johnson City, TN | 4.5 mi |
37699 | Piney Flats, TN | 5.7 mi |
37644 | Elizabethton, TN | 6.0 mi |
37686 | Piney Flats, TN | 7.2 mi |
37615 | Johnson City, TN | 8.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 37601?
37601 is in Johnson City, Tennessee, in Washington County, part of the Johnson City, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3383, -82.3181.
What county is 37601 in?
37601 spans 3 counties: Washington County, Carter County and Unicoi County. Most of it falls in Washington 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 37601?
Johnson City uses area code 423, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 37601 in?
37601 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 37601?
About 38,008 people live in ZIP code 37601, in 16,958 households, at 796.5 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 37601?
$50,686 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.
What ZIP codes are near 37601?
The closest are 37682 (3 mi), 37684 (3.6 mi), 37614 (3.8 mi), 37694 (3.8 mi) and 37605 (4 mi).
Is 37601 a PO Box ZIP code?
37601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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