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37779

ZIP 37779 is Luttrell, Tennessee, mostly in Union County; area code 865; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union +2 more
Metro area
Knoxville, TN
Population
3,649
Coordinates
36.2109, -83.7579
☼ Live from 37779 — Luttrell, TN

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Where 37779 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37779
  • 🔢 Type 37779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,779 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 257. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001001110010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37778 (Lowland, TN, 27 mi away) and 37801 (Maryville, TN, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37779 becomes 97773, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (77379, 77973, 79377, 93777, 97377, 97737). The farthest-flung twin is 97377 in Shedd, OR, 2,127 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯843 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37779 and you would come out at 36.21°S, 96.24°E — 1,158 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 34.6 square miles of land, 37779 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,649This ZIP3,649
Households1,416This ZIP1,416
Housing units1,588This ZIP1,588
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,357This ZIP$51,357Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$162,900This ZIP$162,900Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$889This ZIP$889Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Mean commute37.5 minThis ZIP37.5 min
Population density105.6 / sq miThis ZIP105.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees156This ZIP156
Annual payroll$8,633,000This ZIP$8,633,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$75,944,000This ZIP$75,944,000

Land area

Land area34.56 sq miThis ZIP34.56 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 37779 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Union County 95.8%
Knox County 4.0%
Grainger County 0.2%

Other place names in 37779

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ZIP codes near 37779

ZIPCityDistance
37848 Powder Springs, TN 4.6 mi
37807 Maynardville, TN 5.1 mi
37709 Blaine, TN 6.0 mi
37721 Corryton, TN 6.4 mi
37806 Mascot, TN 8.9 mi
37866 Sharps Chapel, TN 10.6 mi
37938 Knoxville, TN 11.7 mi
37871 Strawberry Plains, TN 12.1 mi
37888 Washburn, TN 12.9 mi
37924 Knoxville, TN 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37779?

37779 is in Luttrell, Tennessee, in Union County, part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2109, -83.7579.

What county is 37779 in?

37779 spans 3 counties: Union County, Knox County and Grainger County. Most of it falls in Union 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 37779?

Luttrell uses area code 865, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 37779 in?

37779 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 37779?

About 3,649 people live in ZIP code 37779, in 1,416 households, at 105.6 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 37779?

$51,357 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37779?

The closest are 37848 (4.6 mi), 37807 (5.1 mi), 37709 (6 mi), 37721 (6.4 mi) and 37806 (8.9 mi).

Is 37779 a PO Box ZIP code?

37779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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