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37909

ZIP 37909 is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County; area code 865; Eastern time. Knoxville has 31 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Knox
Metro area
Knoxville, TN
Population
16,774
Coordinates
35.9472, -84.0227
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Where 37909 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37909
  • 🔢 Type 37909 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOGLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,909 = 167 × 227. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37902 (Knoxville, TN, 6 mi away) and 37912 (Knoxville, TN, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37909 becomes 90973, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07399, 07939, 39079, 39097, 73099, 79039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99703 in Fort Wainwright, AK, 3,234 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯837 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37909 and you would come out at 35.95°S, 95.98°E — 1,170 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 37909 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,774This ZIP16,774
Households7,783This ZIP7,783
Housing units8,150This ZIP8,150
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$66,984This ZIP$66,984Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$312,500This ZIP$312,500Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,204This ZIP$1,204Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%This ZIP46.7%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density2,466.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,466.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments371This ZIP371
Employees8,101This ZIP8,101
Annual payroll$583,784,000This ZIP$583,784,000
Tax returns filed7,730This ZIP7,730
Total adjusted gross income$589,599,000This ZIP$589,599,000

Land area

Land area6.80 sq miThis ZIP6.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 37909

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ZIP codes near 37909

ZIPCityDistance
37921 Knoxville, TN 2.4 mi
37919 Knoxville, TN 2.6 mi
37923 Knoxville, TN 3.5 mi
37927 Knoxville, TN 4.5 mi
37928 Knoxville, TN 4.5 mi
37933 Knoxville, TN 4.5 mi
37939 Knoxville, TN 4.5 mi
37940 Knoxville, TN 4.5 mi
37950 Knoxville, TN 4.5 mi
37996 Knoxville, TN 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37909?

37909 is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County, part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9472, -84.0227.

What county is 37909 in?

37909 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 37909?

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

What time zone is 37909 in?

37909 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 37909?

About 16,774 people live in ZIP code 37909, in 7,783 households, at 2,466.4 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 37909?

$66,984 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37909?

The closest are 37921 (2.4 mi), 37919 (2.6 mi), 37923 (3.5 mi), 37927 (4.5 mi) and 37928 (4.5 mi).

Is 37909 a PO Box ZIP code?

37909 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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