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37830 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37830 covers Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with a population of about 32,519 and a median household income of $70,795.

Population
32,519383 per square mile
Median age
39.60.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,7951.1× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
13.1%0.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$330,753up 47.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,076about the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
39.2%4.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
65%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
867

Where 37830 is

Oak Ridge, 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

Population32,519
Median age39.6
Family households61.6%
Born outside the US6.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.2%
White (non-Hispanic)80.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.7%
Hispanic or Latino6.5%
Veterans9.9%
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$70,795
Income per person$39,539
Poverty rate13.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more10.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed16,120
Mean adjusted gross income$79,188
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.9%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$234,500
Median gross rent$1,076
Rent as a share of household income26.9%
Owner-occupied65%
Vacant homes10.8%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house68.6%
Attached house6.6%
2 to 4 units6.2%
5 to 19 units10.3%
20 or more units7.9%
Mobile home0.5%
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$330,753as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 47.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 140%
Typical asking rent$1,668as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$330,753$100,332

$100,332 in 2000 to $330,753 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.2%
High school diploma or higher91.2%
Works from home13.9%
Drives to work alone71.5%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.1%
Health

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

Obesity39.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41% 6.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.9% 7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.6% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments867
People employed24,929
Annual payroll$1,958,685,000
Natural hazard risk

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

Overall riskHigher than 22.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.6 out of 100
Community resilience38.6 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.

Landslide85Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind39.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding25.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.7Very 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$70,795$67,097$78,538
Income per person$39,539$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate13.1%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$234,500$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,076$1,122$1,348
Homeownership65%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.2%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%4.7%5.2%
Works from home13.9%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US6.5%5.9%13.9%
Median age39.638.938.7
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 stationOAK RIDGE ATDD, TN US1.9 km away
Rain in a year60 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January46.6°F / 29.2°F5.5 in rain, 1.8 in snow
February51.4°F / 32.1°F5.93 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March60.7°F / 38.7°F5.55 in rain, 0.6 in snow
April70.4°F / 46.8°F5.58 in rain
May77.7°F / 56.1°F4.5 in rain
June84°F / 64.1°F4.76 in rain
July87°F / 68.1°F5.9 in rain
August86.6°F / 67°F3.72 in rain
September81°F / 60.6°F4.13 in rain
October71°F / 48.4°F3.29 in rain
November58.9°F / 37.3°F5 in rain
December49.3°F / 32.4°F5.84 in rain, 0.6 in snow
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%.

Oak Ridge City School District99.2% 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.

Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37840 Oliver Springs, TN8.1 km away
37716 Clinton, TN10.2 km away
37831 Oak Ridge, TN11.7 km away
37931 Knoxville, TN13.1 km away
37717 Clinton, TN13.5 km away
37932 Knoxville, TN13.8 km away
37719 Coalfield, TN14.3 km away
37710 Briceville, TN16.6 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.

Anderson County52.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Roane County47.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Knox County0.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area84.82 sq mi
Water area4.83 sq mi
Population density383 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.0159, -84.2623

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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