37729 ZIP Code — Duff, TN

ZIP code 37729 covers Duff, Tennessee, with a population of about 1,266.

Population: 1,26626 per square mile
Median age: 45.36.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate: 17.1%4.7 points above the US average
Typical home value: $124,573
Degree or higher: 33.2%1.8 points below the US average
Homeownership: 81.6%16.6 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 37729 is

Duff, 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

Population	1,266
Median age	45.3
Family households	71.7%
Born outside the US	2.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home	2.8%
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%
Veterans	1.4%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$22,256
Poverty rate	17.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	18.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	5.8%
$10–15k	11.0%
$15–20k	14.0%
$20–25k	5.0%
$25–30k	7.4%
$30–35k	1.4%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	6.8%
$45–50k	4.4%
$50–60k	1.6%
$60–75k	8.0%
$75–100k	13.6%
$100–125k	16.8%
$125–150k	2.0%
$150–200k	2.0%
$200k or more	0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	410
Mean adjusted gross income	$40,895
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	39.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k	29.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k	14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k	12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k	4.9%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$93,000
Owner-occupied	81.6%
Vacant homes	22.8%
Median year built	1974

What the homes are

Detached house	55.3%
Mobile home	44.7%

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	$124,573as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 1.6%

Typical home value since 2000

$105,576 in 2022 to $124,573 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	11.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%
High school diploma or higher	77.1%
Works from home	11.7%
Drives to work alone	60.5%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	16%

Health

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

Obesity	41.7% 8.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	15.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	22.9% 9.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	44% 9.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	27.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	13.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression	30.1% 8.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	31.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	36.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year	77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	20% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	59.3% 5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD	12.6% 6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	48.2% 13.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	41.1% 10.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability	10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	43.2% 7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability	11.4% 3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use	67.3% 8.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	20.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	20.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	18.5% 5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours	38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	20.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability	6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%

Natural hazard risk

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

Overall risk	Higher than 69.1% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	43.7 out of 100
Community resilience	5.9 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.

Landslide	99.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought	80.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	75Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	66.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	59.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	43.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	2.4Very 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 ZIP	Tennessee	United States
Median household income	—	$67,097	$78,538
Income per person	$22,256	$37,866	$43,289
Poverty rate	17.1%	13.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$93,000	$256,800	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,122	$1,348
Homeownership	81.6%	67%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	30.4%	35%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	4.7%	5.2%
Works from home	11.7%	11.4%	13.5%
Born outside the US	2.5%	5.9%	13.9%
Median age	45.3	38.9	38.7

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 station	NEWCOMB, TN US12.4 km away
Rain in a year	55 in

Average high and low by month

January	45.5°F / 25.6°F4.61 in rain
February	50.2°F / 28°F5 in rain
March	59°F / 33.8°F5.17 in rain
April	69.3°F / 41.6°F5.14 in rain
May	77°F / 52°F4.78 in rain
June	83.4°F / 60.2°F4.96 in rain
July	86.2°F / 64.4°F5.75 in rain
August	85.1°F / 63.3°F3.84 in rain
September	79.8°F / 56.7°F3.64 in rain
October	69.6°F / 43.7°F2.77 in rain
November	58.2°F / 33°F3.78 in rain
December	49.1°F / 28.8°F5.12 in rain

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 supermarket	100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	100% 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%.

Campbell County School District	100% 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 vulnerability	61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability	2.9 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

37730 Eagan, TN	7.8 km away
37766 La Follette, TN	10.2 km away
37762 Jellico, TN	10.5 km away
37715 Clairfield, TN	11.3 km away
37819 Newcomb, TN	12.6 km away
40940 Frakes, KY	14 km away
37851 Pruden, TN	15.5 km away
37870 Speedwell, TN	21 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.

Campbell County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	49.25 sq mi
Population density	26 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	36.5086, -84.0454

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.