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37869 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37869 covers Sneedville, Tennessee, with a population of about 5,198 and a median household income of $33,811.

Population
5,19839 per square mile
Median age
37.61.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$33,81150% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
30.8%18.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$180,080up 31.1% in five years
Median rent
$57848% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
7.5%27.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.8%2.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
54

Where 37869 is

Sneedville, 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

Population5,198
Median age37.6
Family households69%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)96%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans4.7%
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$33,811
Income per person$20,089
Poverty rate30.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance34.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.1%
$10–15k11.3%
$15–20k9.2%
$20–25k6.5%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k8.8%
$100–125k3.4%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k1.6%
$200k or more2.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,830
Mean adjusted gross income$45,160
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.1%
Returns, under $25k42.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.2%
Returns, $200k or more1.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$125,800
Median gross rent$578
Rent as a share of household income28.1%
Owner-occupied67.8%
Vacant homes21.3%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house68.5%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units6.7%
5 to 19 units5.1%
20 or more units0.1%
Mobile home18.7%
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$180,080as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$180,080$53,087

$53,087 in 2000 to $180,080 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%
High school diploma or higher83.2%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone87.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.4%
Health

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

Obesity43.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes30.1% 16.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.3% 15.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health36.2% 15.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression33.5% 11.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity39.2% 13.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.5% 15.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83% 2.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability25% 10.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD17.7% 11.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.1% 14.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability49.8% 19.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability12.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.2% 8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability16.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use67.5% 8.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.6% 6.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability27.7% 13.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)22.9% 9.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.4% 4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.2% 12.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.4% 4.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed390
Annual payroll$13,728,000
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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 75.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.6 out of 100
Community resilience7.2 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.

Landslide99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought36.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.1Very 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$33,811$67,097$78,538
Income per person$20,089$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate30.8%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$125,800$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$578$1,122$1,348
Homeownership67.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%4.7%5.2%
Works from home3.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age37.638.938.7
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 US27.1 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 supermarket64% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hancock County School District88.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Hawkins County School District6.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Claiborne County School District4.9% 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 vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37731 Eidson, TN15.5 km away
24281 Rose Hill, VA16.9 km away
37881 Thorn Hill, TN18.2 km away
37765 Kyles Ford, TN18.7 km away
37811 Mooresburg, TN18.8 km away
24263 Jonesville, VA20.8 km away
37708 Bean Station, TN23.2 km away
24218 Ben Hur, VA24.2 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.

Hancock County88.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Hawkins County6.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Claiborne County4.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area132.85 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density39 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5275, -83.2529

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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