37853
ZIP 37853 is Rockford, Tennessee, mostly in Blount County; area code 865; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Blount +1 more
- Metro area
- Knoxville, TN
- Population
- 3,365
- Coordinates
- 35.8368, -83.9108
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Where 37853 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 37853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBLE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 37853 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001001111011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37852 (Robbins, TN, 50 mi away) and 37854 (Rockwood, TN, 45 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 37853 becomes 35873, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33578, 33587, 33758, 33785, 33857, 33875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83537 in Kendrick, ID, 1,835 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
- 🎯845 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37853 and you would come out at 35.84°S, 96.09°E — 1,163 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 16.8 square miles of land, 37853 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,365This ZIP3,365 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,321This ZIP1,321 |
| Housing units | 1,627This ZIP1,627 |
| Median age | 42.5This ZIP42.5Tennessee38.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $69,075This ZIP$69,075Tennessee$69,595US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $221,500This ZIP$221,500Tennessee$286,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,015This ZIP$1,015Tennessee$1,189US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.1%This ZIP24.1% |
| Mean commute | 21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min |
| Population density | 200.9 / sq miThis ZIP200.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 55This ZIP55 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,455This ZIP1,455 |
| Annual payroll | $95,093,000This ZIP$95,093,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,640This ZIP1,640 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $120,222,000This ZIP$120,222,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 16.75 sq miThis ZIP16.75 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi |
Counties 37853 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Blount County | 91.1% |
| Knox County | 8.9% |
Other place names in 37853
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 37853
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
37804 | Maryville, TN | 3.2 mi |
37930 | Knoxville, TN | 5.2 mi |
37701 | Alcoa, TN | 5.3 mi |
37920 | Knoxville, TN | 6.0 mi |
37802 | Maryville, TN | 6.5 mi |
37919 | Knoxville, TN | 7.4 mi |
37777 | Louisville, TN | 8.0 mi |
37916 | Knoxville, TN | 8.1 mi |
37995 | Knoxville, TN | 8.6 mi |
37902 | Knoxville, TN | 8.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 37853?
37853 is in Rockford, Tennessee, in Blount County, part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8368, -83.9108.
What county is 37853 in?
37853 spans 2 counties: Blount County and Knox County. Most of it falls in Blount 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 37853?
Rockford uses area code 865, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 37853 in?
37853 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 37853?
About 3,365 people live in ZIP code 37853, in 1,321 households, at 200.9 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 37853?
$69,075 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.
What ZIP codes are near 37853?
The closest are 37804 (3.2 mi), 37930 (5.2 mi), 37701 (5.3 mi), 37920 (6 mi) and 37802 (6.5 mi).
Is 37853 a PO Box ZIP code?
37853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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