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37861

ZIP 37861 is Rutledge, Tennessee, in Grainger County; area code 865; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Grainger
Metro area
Knoxville, TN
Population
8,608
Coordinates
36.2407, -83.5137
☼ Live from 37861 — Rutledge, TN

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Where 37861 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37861
  • 🔢 Type 37861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 37861 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001001111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37860 (Russellville, TN, 19 mi away) and 37862 (Sevierville, TN, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37861 becomes 16873 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shawville, PA, 434 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83617 in Emmett, ID, 1,810 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯855 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37861 and you would come out at 36.24°S, 96.49°E — 1,145 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 98.6 square miles of land, 37861 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,608This ZIP8,608
Households3,487This ZIP3,487
Housing units4,438This ZIP4,438
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$52,265This ZIP$52,265Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$213,600This ZIP$213,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$715This ZIP$715Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density87.3 / sq miThis ZIP87.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees1,006This ZIP1,006
Annual payroll$47,062,000This ZIP$47,062,000
Tax returns filed3,740This ZIP3,740
Total adjusted gross income$229,497,000This ZIP$229,497,000

Land area

Land area98.58 sq miThis ZIP98.58 sq mi
Water area8.19 sq miThis ZIP8.19 sq mi

Other place names in 37861

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ZIP codes near 37861

ZIPCityDistance
37888 Washburn, TN 7.2 mi
37877 Talbott, TN 8.6 mi
37848 Powder Springs, TN 9.4 mi
37814 Morristown, TN 9.8 mi
37760 Jefferson City, TN 9.8 mi
37709 Blaine, TN 9.9 mi
37773 Lone Mountain, TN 11.1 mi
37820 New Market, TN 11.1 mi
37708 Bean Station, TN 12.6 mi
37778 Lowland, TN 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37861?

37861 is in Rutledge, Tennessee, in Grainger County, part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2407, -83.5137.

What county is 37861 in?

37861 lies in Grainger County.

What area code is 37861?

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

What time zone is 37861 in?

37861 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 37861?

About 8,608 people live in ZIP code 37861, in 3,487 households, at 87.3 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 37861?

$52,265 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37861?

The closest are 37888 (7.2 mi), 37877 (8.6 mi), 37848 (9.4 mi), 37814 (9.8 mi) and 37760 (9.8 mi).

Is 37861 a PO Box ZIP code?

37861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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