37819 ZIP Code — Newcomb, TN

ZIP code 37819 covers Newcomb, Tennessee, with a population of about 632.

Population: 63230 per square mile
Poverty rate: 18%5.6 points above the US average
Typical home value: $150,679
Degree or higher: 9.6%25.4 points below the US average
Homeownership: 66.1%1.1 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 4

Where 37819 is

Newcomb, 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	632
Family households	70.4%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0.7%
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	3.5%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$26,046
Poverty rate	18%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	28.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	5.8%
$10–15k	4.7%
$15–20k	3.9%
$20–25k	19.1%
$25–30k	3.1%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	13.6%
$40–45k	1.9%
$45–50k	3.5%
$50–60k	21.0%
$60–75k	1.9%
$75–100k	13.2%
$100–125k	1.9%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	190
Mean adjusted gross income	$43,611
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	31.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k	31.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k	21.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k	15.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k	0.0%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$108,300
Rent as a share of household income	13.3%
Owner-occupied	66.1%
Vacant homes	12.3%
Median year built	1973

What the homes are

Detached house	66.9%
Mobile home	33.1%

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	$150,679as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 9.3%

Typical home value since 2000

$123,045 in 2022 to $150,679 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%
High school diploma or higher	77.4%
Works from home	4%
Drives to work alone	87.6%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	44.8%

Health

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

Obesity	46% 12.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	19.1% 7.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	28.7% 15.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	48.3% 14.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	34.3% 14 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	16.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression	31.8% 9.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	38.5% 13.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	39.8% 14.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	12.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	11.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year	77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	23.8% 9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	54.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD	16.5% 9.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	42.6% 18.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	48% 17.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability	12.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	44.3% 8.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability	15.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use	65.4% 10.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	22.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	26.2% 12.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	22% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	7.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours	40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	5.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	34% 21 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability	9.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	4
People employed	9
Annual payroll	$392,000

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 23.5% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Low
Expected annual loss	16.9 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	96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	92.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought	82.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	75.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	74.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	55.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	39Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	35.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	2Very 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	$26,046	$37,866	$43,289
Poverty rate	18%	13.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$108,300	$256,800	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,122	$1,348
Homeownership	66.1%	67%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	30.4%	35%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.7%	5.2%
Works from home	4%	11.4%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	5.9%	13.9%
Median age	—	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 US1.2 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	98% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	None 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%.

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	65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability	1.6 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

37762 Jellico, TN	6.1 km away
37729 Duff, TN	12.6 km away
37847 Pioneer, TN	12.8 km away
37766 La Follette, TN	15.3 km away
37730 Eagan, TN	18.2 km away
40730 Emlyn, KY	18.2 km away
37715 Clairfield, TN	21.6 km away
40940 Frakes, KY	21.9 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	21.01 sq mi
Water area	0.01 sq mi
Population density	30 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	36.5428, -84.1798

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.