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37863 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37863 covers Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, with a population of about 6,469 and a median household income of $53,587.

Population
6,469375 per square mile
Median age
36.52.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$53,58720% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
22.3%9.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$419,660up 6.5% in five years
Median rent
$93317% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
12.4%22.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
50.6%14.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
599

Where 37863 is

Pigeon Forge, 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

Population6,469
Median age36.5
Family households63.8%
Born outside the US17.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.5%
White (non-Hispanic)66.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino22.7%
Veterans8.2%
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$53,587
Income per person$24,671
Poverty rate22.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.0%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k7.9%
$35–40k6.7%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k17.1%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k3.6%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k4.4%
$200k or more3.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,340
Mean adjusted gross income$51,023
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k43.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$253,400
Median gross rent$933
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied50.6%
Vacant homes55.9%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house53.4%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units10%
5 to 19 units7.6%
20 or more units19%
Mobile home9.2%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$419,660as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 125.8%
Typical asking rent$1,638as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$533,258$134,122

$134,122 in 2000 to $419,660 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%
High school diploma or higher74%
Works from home4.4%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.7%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.3% 8.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.1% 7.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.3% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.4% 10.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.6% 10.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.9% 5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.4% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments599
People employed13,363
Annual payroll$428,555,000
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 62.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss45.6 out of 100
Community resilience24.8 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
Wildfire89.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought17.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.6Very 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$53,587$67,097$78,538
Income per person$24,671$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate22.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$253,400$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,122$1,348
Homeownership50.6%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%4.7%5.2%
Works from home4.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US17.1%5.9%13.9%
Median age36.538.938.7
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 stationGATLINBURG 2 SW, TN US11.9 km away
Rain in a year58 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January46.6°F / 26.6°F4.75 in rain, 2.4 in snow
February50.8°F / 28.9°F4.27 in rain, 2.4 in snow
March59.2°F / 34.6°F5.58 in rain, 1.3 in snow
April68.8°F / 42°F4.93 in rain
May74.8°F / 50.9°F5.5 in rain
June80.2°F / 58.7°F5.99 in rain
July82.9°F / 62.7°F6.31 in rain
August81.9°F / 61.6°F4.4 in rain
September77.5°F / 56.1°F4.34 in rain
October68.5°F / 44.2°F3.19 in rain
November58.1°F / 33.7°F4.02 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December49.5°F / 29.4°F4.92 in rain, 1.4 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%.

Sevier County School District100% 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 vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37862 Sevierville, TN6.3 km away
37864 Sevierville, TN8.2 km away
37738 Gatlinburg, TN9.8 km away
37868 Pigeon Forge, TN9.9 km away
37876 Sevierville, TN11.2 km away
37865 Seymour, TN18.8 km away
37764 Kodak, TN20.6 km away
37882 Townsend, TN21.6 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.

Sevier County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.23 sq mi
Population density375 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.7922, -83.5638

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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