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37711 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37711 covers Bulls Gap, Tennessee, with a population of about 5,682 and a median household income of $39,496.

Population
5,682109 per square mile
Median age
47.68.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$39,49641% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
26.1%13.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$242,328up 47.2% in five years
Median rent
$76032% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
11.5%23.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.8%19.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
57

Where 37711 is

Bulls Gap, 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

Population5,682
Median age47.6
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)97.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans3.7%
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$39,496
Income per person$23,939
Poverty rate26.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.3%
$10–15k8.5%
$15–20k12.5%
$20–25k5.8%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k6.4%
$125–150k2.8%
$150–200k3.6%
$200k or more2.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,250
Mean adjusted gross income$48,472
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.3%
Returns, under $25k35.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.9%
Returns, $200k or more1.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$115,500
Median gross rent$760
Rent as a share of household income37.6%
Owner-occupied84.8%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house58.6%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home36.5%
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$242,328as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 47.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 146.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$242,328$54,954

$54,954 in 2000 to $242,328 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%
High school diploma or higher78.9%
Works from home6.2%
Drives to work alone87.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.1%
Health

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

Obesity43.4% 10 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes26.1% 12.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.7% 11.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31.5% 11.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.3% 3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression32% 10.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.3% 10.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.7% 13.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.1% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.8% 8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58% 6.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD14.6% 8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.4% 12.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability45.8% 15.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.5% 7.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability13.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.9% 7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.9% 9.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.7% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.2% 10.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments57
People employed983
Annual payroll$42,065,000
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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 28% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss20.3 out of 100
Community resilience22.5 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.

Landslide98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3Very 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$39,496$67,097$78,538
Income per person$23,939$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate26.1%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$115,500$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$760$1,122$1,348
Homeownership84.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%4.7%5.2%
Works from home6.2%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age47.638.938.7
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 stationROGERSVILLE 1 NE, TN US15.5 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January45.3°F / 25.5°F4.56 in rain, 3.2 in snow
February50.2°F / 28.7°F4.17 in rain, 2.1 in snow
March59.1°F / 34.9°F4.53 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April68.6°F / 44.1°F4.54 in rain
May76.2°F / 53.4°F4.15 in rain
June82.6°F / 60.9°F4.4 in rain
July85.5°F / 64.9°F4.94 in rain
August84.9°F / 63.5°F3.22 in rain
September80.4°F / 57.5°F3.29 in rain
October70.1°F / 45.2°F2.73 in rain
November58.2°F / 34.9°F3.38 in rain
December48.2°F / 28.8°F4.93 in rain, 0.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Hawkins County School District55.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Greene County School District41.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Hamblen County School District3.8% 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37891 Whitesburg, TN10 km away
37810 Mohawk, TN11.7 km away
37818 Mosheim, TN12.7 km away
37860 Russellville, TN14.1 km away
37809 Midway, TN14.7 km away
37857 Rogersville, TN15 km away
37811 Mooresburg, TN17.7 km away
37745 Greeneville, TN19.6 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.

Hawkins County55.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Greene County41.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Hamblen County3.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area52.11 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density109 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2832, -83.0374

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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