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37917

ZIP 37917 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
24,615
Coordinates
36.0016, -83.9126
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Where 37917 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 37917
  • 🔢 Type 37917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGLE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 37,917 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 383. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001010000011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37916 (Knoxville, TN, 4 mi away) and 37918 (Knoxville, TN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 37917 becomes 71973 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wickes, AR, 599 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13797, 17739, 31779, 37179, 37719, 39177, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97371 in Rickreall, OR, 2,132 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯841 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37917 and you would come out at 36.00°S, 96.09°E — 1,165 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 9.5 square miles of land, 37917 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,615This ZIP24,615
Households12,358This ZIP12,358
Housing units14,056This ZIP14,056
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Tennessee38.9US 38.9
Median household income$54,423This ZIP$54,423Tennessee$69,595US $80,734
Median home value$219,200This ZIP$219,200Tennessee$286,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,127This ZIP$1,127Tennessee$1,189US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density2,590.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,590.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments739This ZIP739
Employees14,103This ZIP14,103
Annual payroll$761,274,000This ZIP$761,274,000
Tax returns filed11,220This ZIP11,220
Total adjusted gross income$656,580,000This ZIP$656,580,000

Land area

Land area9.50 sq miThis ZIP9.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 37917

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ZIP codes near 37917

ZIPCityDistance
37915 Knoxville, TN 2.2 mi
37901 Knoxville, TN 2.6 mi
37929 Knoxville, TN 2.7 mi
37902 Knoxville, TN 2.8 mi
37995 Knoxville, TN 2.9 mi
37927 Knoxville, TN 2.9 mi
37928 Knoxville, TN 2.9 mi
37933 Knoxville, TN 2.9 mi
37939 Knoxville, TN 2.9 mi
37940 Knoxville, TN 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 37917?

37917 is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County, part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0016, -83.9126.

What county is 37917 in?

37917 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 37917?

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

What time zone is 37917 in?

37917 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 37917?

About 24,615 people live in ZIP code 37917, in 12,358 households, at 2,590.5 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 37917?

$54,423 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.

What ZIP codes are near 37917?

The closest are 37915 (2.2 mi), 37901 (2.6 mi), 37929 (2.7 mi), 37902 (2.8 mi) and 37995 (2.9 mi).

Is 37917 a PO Box ZIP code?

37917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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