Postal Codes

37327 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37327 covers Dunlap, Tennessee, with a population of about 12,424 and a median household income of $51,862.

Population
12,42465 per square mile
Median age
42.63.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,86223% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
23.6%11.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$278,732up 32.8% in five years
Median rent
$84325% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
18.2%16.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.2%8.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
195

Where 37327 is

Dunlap, Tennessee — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population12,424
Median age42.6
Family households73.9%
Born outside the US3.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)90.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Veterans9.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$51,862
Income per person$26,474
Poverty rate23.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k7.4%
$15–20k7.4%
$20–25k7.0%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k13.7%
$75–100k9.2%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more4.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,580
Mean adjusted gross income$66,300
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$217,600
Median gross rent$843
Rent as a share of household income38.9%
Owner-occupied73.2%
Vacant homes12.1%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house69.8%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units5.2%
5 to 19 units2.1%
Mobile home20.8%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$278,732as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$278,732$80,066

$80,066 in 2000 to $278,732 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%
High school diploma or higher81.4%
Works from home11.9%
Drives to work alone77.5%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity39.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.1% 9.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44% 9.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.8% 9.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.4% 7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.8% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43% 12.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability12.4% 4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.8% 5.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.8% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.2% 8.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments195
People employed2,025
Annual payroll$73,761,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 65.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.4 out of 100
Community resilience16.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought47.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Tennessee and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTennesseeUnited States
Median household income$51,862$67,097$78,538
Income per person$26,474$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate23.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$217,600$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$843$1,122$1,348
Homeownership73.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%4.7%5.2%
Works from home11.9%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.1%5.9%13.9%
Median age42.638.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWHITWELL-SEQUATCHIE VLY, TN US12.8 km away
Rain in a year64 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January48.9°F / 31.7°F5.77 in rain, 1.3 in snow
February54°F / 34.5°F5.45 in rain, 1.6 in snow
March63.1°F / 41.3°F6.05 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April71.9°F / 48.8°F6.02 in rain
May78.2°F / 56.7°F4.54 in rain
June84.4°F / 64.6°F5.32 in rain
July87.5°F / 68°F5.57 in rain
August87.6°F / 67.4°F5.11 in rain
September83°F / 61.9°F3.96 in rain
October72.4°F / 50°F3.89 in rain
November61°F / 41.3°F5.23 in rain
December52°F / 34.6°F6.82 in rain, 0.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sequatchie County School District82.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Bledsoe County School District16.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Van Buren County School District1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

37365 Palmer, TN15.6 km away
37362 Old Fort, TN16.7 km away
37339 Gruetli Laager, TN20.5 km away
37338 Graysville, TN20.6 km away
37397 Whitwell, TN23 km away
37304 Bakewell, TN23.5 km away
37384 Soddy Daisy, TN24.6 km away
37379 Soddy Daisy, TN25.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Sequatchie County82.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Bledsoe County16.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Van Buren County1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area191.4 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density65 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.3842, -85.3925

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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