Median household income (1999): $27,176
Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,055
| This zip code | $29,055 | | Tennessee: | $38,874 |
Nearest zip codes: 37658, 37694, 37618, 37601, 37686, 37687.
Housing units in zip code 37643 with a mortgage: 3,625 (405 second mortgage, 179 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,959
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $673
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $209
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 16.9% | | Whole state: | 13.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 37643: Holston VOR (A), Watauga Powerhouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 37643 include: Roan Street Freewill Baptist Church (A), Roan Street Church of God (B), Doe River Church (C), East Fairview Church (D), East Side Baptist Church (E), East Side Christian Church (F), Elizabethton First Baptist Church (G), Fairview Church (H), Faith Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nave Cemetery (1), Williams Cemetery (2), New Slagle Cemetery (3), Newton Cemetery (4), Golbaugh Cemetery (5), Vaughn Cemetery (6), Van Huss Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Vandeventer Branch (A), George Branch (B), Johns Branch (C), Blevins Branch (D), Marion Branch (E), Lindy Camp Branch (F), Ike Branch (G), Hurley Branch (H), Horselog Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Watauga Valley Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 317
- 1995 to 1998: 1,416
- 1990 to 1994: 1,035
- 1980 to 1989: 2,110
- 1970 to 1979: 2,484
- 1960 to 1969: 1,932
- 1950 to 1959: 1,825
- 1940 to 1949: 1,982
- 1939 or earlier: 2,023
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elizabethton, TN (37643):
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- no bedroom: 30
- 1 bedrooms: 172
- 2 bedrooms: 3,188
- 3 bedrooms: 5,609
- 4 bedrooms: 1,229
- 5 or more bedrooms: 207
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 58
- 1 bedrooms: 626
- 2 bedrooms: 1,630
- 3 bedrooms: 1,049
- 4 bedrooms: 168
- 5 or more bedrooms: 48
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Vehicles available in 37643 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 549
- 1 vehicle: 2,572
- 2 vehicles: 4,288
- 3 vehicles: 2,094
- 4 vehicles: 704
- 5 or more vehicles: 228
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 582
- 1 vehicle: 1,554
- 2 vehicles: 1,044
- 3 vehicles: 307
- 4 vehicles: 70
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 37643:
- Less than $10,000: 49
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $15,000 to $19,999: 35
- $20,000 to $24,999: 69
- $25,000 to $29,999: 111
- $30,000 to $34,999: 219
- $35,000 to $39,999: 204
- $40,000 to $49,999: 644
- $50,000 to $59,999: 785
- $60,000 to $69,999: 855
- $70,000 to $79,999: 1099
- $80,000 to $89,999: 810
- $90,000 to $99,999: 568
- $100,000 to $124,999: 851
- $125,000 to $149,999: 638
- $150,000 to $174,999: 308
- $175,000 to $199,999: 107
- $200,000 to $249,999: 112
- $250,000 to $299,999: 60
- $300,000 to $399,999: 19
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
- $500,000 to $749,999: 12
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 37643:
- Less than $100: 281
- $100 to $149: 253
- $150 to $199: 228
- $200 to $249: 282
- $250 to $299: 431
- $300 to $349: 534
- $350 to $399: 466
- $400 to $449: 262
- $450 to $499: 79
- $500 to $549: 117
- $550 to $599: 43
- $600 to $649: 11
- $700 to $749: 23
- $750 to $799: 18
- No cash rent: 494
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,314
- Black or African American householders: $60,421
- Two or more races householders: $104,962
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $51,125
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,198
- One, attached: 253
- Two: 342
- 3 or 4: 556
- 5 to 9: 607
- 10 to 19: 147
- 20 to 49: 120
- 50 or more: 84
- Mobile homes: 2,804
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 11,984 (84%)
- Carpooled: 1,835 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
- Taxi: 14 (0%)
- Walked: 166 (1%)
- Other means: 60 (0%)
- Worked at home: 187 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 455
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1782
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1850
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2019
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2475
- 25 to 29 minutes: 978
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2156
- 35 to 39 minutes: 457
- 40 to 44 minutes: 433
- 45 to 59 minutes: 890
- 60 to 89 minutes: 211
- 90 or more minutes: 375
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 32,885
- In family households: 28,225 (7,307 male householders, 2,537 female householders)
7,539 spouses, 9,111 children (8,056 natural, 273 adopted, 782 stepchildren), 516 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 268 parents, 326 other relatives, 364 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,660 (1,741 male householders (1,453 living alone)), 2,412 female householders (2,266 living alone)), 507 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 655 (618 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,764 2-persons, 2,629 3-persons, 1,655 4-persons, 602 5-persons, 154 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,719 1-person, 374 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 10 4-persons.
4,774 married couples with children.
1,755 single-parent households (329 men, 1,426 women).
97.1% of residents of 37643 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 25% well, 14% not well, 1% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 9% well, 9% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 211 (0.6%)
(53.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (22%)
- Mexico (18%)
- United Kingdom (11%)
- Vietnam (9%)
- Netherlands (5%)
- Other Western Europe (5%)
- El Salvador (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 56
- 1990 to 1994: 36
- 1985 to 1989: 14
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1970 to 1974: 15
- 1965 to 1969: 64
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 8492
- Other groups: 2659
- English: 2286
- German: 2093
- Irish: 1681
- Scotch-Irish: 761
- Scottish: 610
- Dutch: 381
- French (except Basque): 331
- Italian: 262
- Polish: 121
- British: 72
- French Canadian: 70
- Norwegian: 66
- Hungarian: 66
- European: 56
- Swedish: 48
- Welsh: 31
- Canadian: 21
- Russian: 20
- Subsaharan African:: 17
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16
- Alsatian: 15
- Eastern European: 13
- Greek: 11
- Kenyan: 10
- Croatian: 10
- Macedonian: 9
- Scandinavian: 9
- Latvian: 8
- Slovak: 8
- Austrian: 8
- Belizean: 8
- Jamaican: 8
- African: 7
- Swiss: 5

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COLORWORKS, INC. (151 IODENT WAY in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF BROADWOVEN FABRICS OF MANMADE FIBER AND SILK
Business NAICS classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC FINISHING MILLS.; TEXTILE AND FABRIC FINISHING (EXCEPT BROADWOVEN FABRIC) MILLS.
Organizations: RICHARD LEWIS, PLANT MGR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OPIE CUNNINGHAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ROBERT D CULLY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLOR WORKS, INC., WATAUGA INDUSTRIES
- BEAUNIT CORP (W ELK AVE in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1976-0018, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CELLULOSIC MANMADE FIBERS
Business NAICS classification: CELLULOSIC ORGANIC FIBER MANUFACTURING.
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (800 SIAM ROAD in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0010
Organizations: ELIZABETHTON CITY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ELIZABETHTON HIGH SCHOOL (907 WEST E ST in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0015
Organizations: ELIZABETHTON CITY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CARTER COUNTY ADULT HIGH SCHOOL (412 SOUTH SYCAMORE ST in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0003
Organizations: CARTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALCOA ENGINEERED PRODUCTS (1999 STATE LINE ROAD in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM) ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING.
Organizations: WES OBERHOLZER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALCOA INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALCOA EXTRUSIONS INC, ALUMAX EXTRUSION, INC., ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA ENGINEERED PRODUCTS
- ANDES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHOP (306 EAST ELK AVENUE in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIR.
Organizations: LARRY E. ANDES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CITY OF ELIZABETHTON (RR 3 SYCAMORE SHOALS DRIVE in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CHARLES J. STAHL, IV (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ELIZABETHTON, CITY OF, ELIZABETHTON STP
- BIG SPRINGS WTP (136 S. SYCAMORE in ELIZABETHTON, (CARTER), TN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Organizations: TERESA NIDIFFER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BIG SPRINGS WATER TREATM. PLT.
- GARLAND TIRE INC (100 BEMBERG ROAD in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION #50936 (101 EAST ELK AVENUE in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: LEE MAUPIN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EXXON CO, USA #50936
- AUTOMATED BUILDING SYSTEMS INC (STATE LINE ROAD in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: PREFABRICATED WOOD BUILDING MANUFACTURING.
- BEMBERG INDUSTRIAL CENTER (WEST ELK AVENUE in ELIZABETHTON, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OTHER KNIT FABRIC AND LACE MILLS.; TEXTILE AND FABRIC FINISHING (EXCEPT BROADWOVEN FABRIC) MILLS.
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (65%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 24640
- Northeast: 1025
- Midwest: 1691
- South: 5301
- West: 583
60% of the 37643 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Tennessee.
Population in 1990: 32,046. Population change in the 1990s: +1,484 (+4.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 1.1% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 77
| Here: | 4.6% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 115
| Here: | 12.0% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LYONS, DANA (122 EMERALD POINT in ELIZABETHTON, TN; small business)
$12,420 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Fencing, Fences, Gates and Components. Signed on 2002-10-30. Completion date: 2002-11-04.
- MARY JANE MCKINNEY (183 EARL MCKENNY RD in ELIZABETHTON, TN; small business)
$7,740 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Radiology Services. Signed on 2003-04-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 11 establishments, 10-19 employees: 8 establishments, 5-9 employees: 4 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 50-99: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (250-499: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 3, 5-9: 12, 1-4: 28)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 460 people in nursing homes
- 134 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 8 people in halfway houses
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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