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37830

ZIP 37830 is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, mostly in Anderson County; area code 865; Eastern time. Oak Ridge has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 37831.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Anderson +2 more
Metro area
Knoxville, TN
Population
33,038
Coordinates
35.9665, -84.2905
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Where 37830 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37830
  • 🔢 Type 37830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,830 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 97. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001001111000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37829 (Oakdale, TN, 18 mi away) and 37831 (Oak Ridge, TN, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37830 becomes 03873 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sandown, NH, 847 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03837, 03873, 07833, 08733, 30378, 30738, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83703 in Boise, ID, 1,765 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯822 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37830 and you would come out at 35.97°S, 95.71°E — 1,185 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 84.8 square miles of land, 37830 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,038This ZIP33,038
Households14,167This ZIP14,167
Housing units15,431This ZIP15,431
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,269This ZIP$72,269Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$270,900This ZIP$270,900Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,131This ZIP$1,131Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%This ZIP40.2%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density389.5 / sq miThis ZIP389.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments862This ZIP862
Employees25,176This ZIP25,176
Annual payroll$2,179,882,000This ZIP$2,179,882,000
Tax returns filed16,120This ZIP16,120
Total adjusted gross income$1,276,513,000This ZIP$1,276,513,000

Land area

Land area84.82 sq miThis ZIP84.82 sq mi
Water area4.83 sq miThis ZIP4.83 sq mi

Counties 37830 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Anderson County 52.1%
Roane County 47.7%
Knox County 0.2%

Other place names in 37830

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ZIP codes near 37830

ZIPCityDistance
37932 Knoxville, TN 6.2 mi
37840 Oliver Springs, TN 8.3 mi
37719 Coalfield, TN 8.6 mi
37934 Knoxville, TN 8.8 mi
37771 Lenoir City, TN 9.0 mi
37931 Knoxville, TN 9.2 mi
37831 Oak Ridge, TN 11.0 mi
37716 Clinton, TN 11.5 mi
37923 Knoxville, TN 12.0 mi
37717 Clinton, TN 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37830?

37830 is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Anderson County, part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9665, -84.2905.

What county is 37830 in?

37830 spans 3 counties: Anderson County, Roane County and Knox County. Most of it falls in Anderson 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 37830?

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

What time zone is 37830 in?

37830 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 37830?

About 33,038 people live in ZIP code 37830, in 14,167 households, at 389.5 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 37830?

$72,269 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37830?

The closest are 37932 (6.2 mi), 37840 (8.3 mi), 37719 (8.6 mi), 37934 (8.8 mi) and 37771 (9 mi).

Is 37830 a PO Box ZIP code?

37830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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