37920
ZIP 37920 is in Knoxville, Tennessee, mostly in Knox County; area code 865; Eastern time. Knoxville has 31 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Knox +2 more
- Metro area
- Knoxville, TN
- Population
- 44,995
- Coordinates
- 35.9116, -83.8578
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Where 37920 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 37920 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZGLE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 37,920 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 79. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001010000100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 37919 (Knoxville, TN, 8 mi away) and 37921 (Knoxville, TN, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 37920 becomes 02973, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09723 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,679 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
- 🎯846 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 37920 and you would come out at 35.91°S, 96.14°E — 1,161 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 72.3 square miles of land, 37920 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 44,995This ZIP44,995 |
|---|---|
| Households | 18,396This ZIP18,396 |
| Housing units | 20,555This ZIP20,555 |
| Median age | 33.6This ZIP33.6Tennessee38.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $66,362This ZIP$66,362Tennessee$69,595US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $267,600This ZIP$267,600Tennessee$286,700US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,157This ZIP$1,157Tennessee$1,189US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.6%This ZIP35.6% |
| Mean commute | 22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min |
| Population density | 622.3 / sq miThis ZIP622.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 736This ZIP736 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 14,995This ZIP14,995 |
| Annual payroll | $971,384,000This ZIP$971,384,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 18,890This ZIP18,890 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,299,012,000This ZIP$1,299,012,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 72.30 sq miThis ZIP72.30 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.20 sq miThis ZIP3.20 sq mi |
Counties 37920 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Knox County | 99.4% |
| Blount County | 0.5% |
| Sevier County | 0.1% |
Other place names in 37920
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 37920
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
37915 | Knoxville, TN | 4.7 mi |
37929 | Knoxville, TN | 4.8 mi |
37995 | Knoxville, TN | 4.9 mi |
37902 | Knoxville, TN | 4.9 mi |
37916 | Knoxville, TN | 5.1 mi |
37930 | Knoxville, TN | 5.4 mi |
37853 | Rockford, TN | 6.0 mi |
37914 | Knoxville, TN | 6.0 mi |
37998 | Knoxville, TN | 6.2 mi |
37917 | Knoxville, TN | 6.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 37920?
37920 is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County, part of the Knoxville, TN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9116, -83.8578.
What county is 37920 in?
37920 spans 3 counties: Knox County, Blount County and Sevier County. Most of it falls in Knox 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 37920?
Knoxville uses area code 865, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 37920 in?
37920 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 37920?
About 44,995 people live in ZIP code 37920, in 18,396 households, at 622.3 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 37920?
$66,362 a year, against $69,595 across Tennessee.
What ZIP codes are near 37920?
The closest are 37915 (4.7 mi), 37929 (4.8 mi), 37995 (4.9 mi), 37902 (4.9 mi) and 37916 (5.1 mi).
Is 37920 a PO Box ZIP code?
37920 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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