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37854

ZIP 37854 is Rockwood, Tennessee, mostly in Roane County; area code 865; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Roane +2 more
Metro area
Knoxville, TN
Population
12,478
Coordinates
35.8861, -84.7091
☼ Live from 37854 — Rockwood, TN

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Where 37854 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37854
  • 🔢 Type 37854 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSBLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,854 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 701. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001001111011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37853 (Rockford, TN, 45 mi away) and 37857 (Rogersville, TN, 105 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37854 becomes 45873 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakwood, OH, 362 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35487, 35748, 37845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83547 in Pollock, ID, 1,769 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯803 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37854 and you would come out at 35.89°S, 95.29°E — 1,208 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 136.4 square miles of land, 37854 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,478This ZIP12,478
Households5,136This ZIP5,136
Housing units6,043This ZIP6,043
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$55,856This ZIP$55,856Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$177,500This ZIP$177,500Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$814This ZIP$814Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density91.5 / sq miThis ZIP91.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments155This ZIP155
Employees2,384This ZIP2,384
Annual payroll$88,190,000This ZIP$88,190,000
Tax returns filed5,620This ZIP5,620
Total adjusted gross income$354,277,000This ZIP$354,277,000

Land area

Land area136.41 sq miThis ZIP136.41 sq mi
Water area8.51 sq miThis ZIP8.51 sq mi

Counties 37854 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Roane County 44.5%
Cumberland County 42.1%
Morgan County 13.4%

Other place names in 37854

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ZIP codes near 37854

ZIPCityDistance
37723 Crab Orchard, TN 8.3 mi
37829 Oakdale, TN 9.5 mi
37337 Grandview, TN 10.5 mi
37748 Harriman, TN 11.5 mi
38558 Crossville, TN 12.3 mi
37880 Ten Mile, TN 13.1 mi
37763 Kingston, TN 13.1 mi
37887 Wartburg, TN 13.8 mi
38555 Crossville, TN 15.7 mi
37381 Spring City, TN 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37854?

37854 is in Rockwood, Tennessee, in Roane County, part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8861, -84.7091.

What county is 37854 in?

37854 spans 3 counties: Roane County, Cumberland County and Morgan County. Most of it falls in Roane 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 37854?

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

What time zone is 37854 in?

37854 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 37854?

About 12,478 people live in ZIP code 37854, in 5,136 households, at 91.5 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 37854?

$55,856 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37854?

The closest are 37723 (8.3 mi), 37829 (9.5 mi), 37337 (10.5 mi), 37748 (11.5 mi) and 38558 (12.3 mi).

Is 37854 a PO Box ZIP code?

37854 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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