Postal Codes

37887 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37887 covers Wartburg, Tennessee, with a population of about 6,652 and a median household income of $56,375.

Population
6,65282 per square mile
Median age
42.23.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,37516% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
23.7%11.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$221,003up 29.3% in five years
Median rent
$68239% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
8.4%26.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.8%12.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
87

Where 37887 is

Wartburg, 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

Population6,652
Median age42.2
Family households64.4%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)81.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans7.6%
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$56,375
Income per person$22,025
Poverty rate23.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k5.3%
$25–30k7.6%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k18.7%
$100–125k14.2%
$125–150k0.9%
$150–200k3.1%
$200k or more1.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,210
Mean adjusted gross income$59,734
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.3%
Returns, under $25k28.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more2.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$149,100
Median gross rent$682
Rent as a share of household income28.5%
Owner-occupied77.8%
Vacant homes13.3%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house66.8%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units5%
5 to 19 units6.5%
20 or more units0.1%
Mobile home20.9%
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$221,003as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$221,003$65,469

$65,469 in 2000 to $221,003 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%
High school diploma or higher80.5%
Works from home3%
Drives to work alone84.9%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.2%
Health

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

Obesity45.3% 11.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24.5% 11.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.1% 5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82% 3.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.2% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.3% 6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.1% 16.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.1% 9.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.2% 4.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments87
People employed848
Annual payroll$35,029,000
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 60.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.7 out of 100
Community resilience6.9 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.

Landslide96.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.6Very 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$56,375$67,097$78,538
Income per person$22,025$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate23.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$149,100$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$682$1,122$1,348
Homeownership77.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate12.7%4.7%5.2%
Works from home3%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age42.238.938.7
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 stationLANCING 6 NW, TN US15.6 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year5 in

Average high and low by month

January46.3°F / 25.5°F4.84 in rain, 2.2 in snow
February50.4°F / 28°F4.6 in rain, 2.1 in snow
March59°F / 34.5°F4.96 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April68.9°F / 42.4°F5.91 in rain
May76.1°F / 51.1°F4.69 in rain
June83.1°F / 59.1°F5.09 in rain
July85.9°F / 62.7°F5.71 in rain
August85°F / 61.7°F3.37 in rain
September80.4°F / 54.4°F4.26 in rain
October70.4°F / 42.9°F3.3 in rain
November58.9°F / 33.6°F3.94 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December49.6°F / 28.8°F5.72 in rain, 0.3 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 supermarket52% 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%.

Morgan 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37829 Oakdale, TN10.2 km away
37845 Petros, TN11.1 km away
37770 Lancing, TN14.2 km away
37719 Coalfield, TN15.3 km away
37748 Harriman, TN19.1 km away
37840 Oliver Springs, TN20.8 km away
37872 Sunbright, TN21.5 km away
37710 Briceville, TN24.8 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.

Morgan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area81.4 sq mi
Population density82 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.1016, -84.5652

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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