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37869

ZIP 37869 is Sneedville, Tennessee, mostly in Hancock County; area code 423; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,271
Coordinates
36.5148, -83.2450
☼ Live from 37869 — Sneedville, TN

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Where 37869 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37869
  • 🔢 Type 37869 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgBLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,869 = 3 × 13 × 971. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001001111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37868 (Pigeon Forge, TN, 47 mi away) and 37870 (Speedwell, TN, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37869 becomes 96873, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36879, 38679, 38769, 38967, 39867, 63879, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96378 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,649 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯863 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37869 and you would come out at 36.51°S, 96.76°E — 1,134 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 132.8 square miles of land, 37869 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,271This ZIP5,271
Households2,069This ZIP2,069
Housing units2,547This ZIP2,547
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$39,331This ZIP$39,331Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$160,100This ZIP$160,100Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$610This ZIP$610Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density39.7 / sq miThis ZIP39.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments54This ZIP54
Employees457This ZIP457
Annual payroll$15,821,000This ZIP$15,821,000
Tax returns filed1,830This ZIP1,830
Total adjusted gross income$82,642,000This ZIP$82,642,000

Land area

Land area132.85 sq miThis ZIP132.85 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Counties 37869 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hancock County 88.4%
Hawkins County 6.7%
Claiborne County 4.9%

Other place names in 37869

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ZIP codes near 37869

ZIPCityDistance
24281 Rose Hill, VA 10.0 mi
37881 Thorn Hill, TN 10.4 mi
37765 Kyles Ford, TN 11.1 mi
24263 Jonesville, VA 11.4 mi
37811 Mooresburg, TN 11.8 mi
37731 Eidson, TN 13.3 mi
37708 Bean Station, TN 13.3 mi
37879 Tazewell, TN 15.2 mi
24221 Blackwater, VA 15.7 mi
24218 Ben Hur, VA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37869?

37869 is in Sneedville, Tennessee, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 36.5148, -83.2450.

What county is 37869 in?

37869 spans 3 counties: Hancock County, Hawkins County and Claiborne County. Most of it falls in Hancock 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 37869?

Sneedville uses area code 423, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 37869 in?

37869 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 37869?

About 5,271 people live in ZIP code 37869, in 2,069 households, at 39.7 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 37869?

$39,331 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37869?

The closest are 24281 (10 mi), 37881 (10.4 mi), 37765 (11.1 mi), 24263 (11.4 mi) and 37811 (11.8 mi).

Is 37869 a PO Box ZIP code?

37869 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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