Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,502 Zip code population in 2010: 4,580 Zip code population in 2000: 4,565
Houses and condos: 2,485 Renter-occupied apartments: 525
% of renters here:
26%
State:
33%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 37870: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 83.4 sq. mi. Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 54 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.5% ($654)
Tennessee:
0.6% ($1,220)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $856 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $508 (0.6%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 2,220
(49.3%)
Females: 2,282
(50.7%)
For population 25 years and over in 37870:
High school or higher: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
Unemployed: 10.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 37870:
Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 55.7%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 9.7%
Divorced: 13.3%
Zip code 37870 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2019: $121,411
37870:
$121,411
Tennessee:
$191,900
According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 37870 zip code as of May 27, 2022. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 37870 is 549 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
48.4 years
Tennessee median age:
39.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.2 people
Tennessee:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 37870, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,584 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,584
State:
$53,767
Salary/wage: $34,151 (reported on 79.9% of returns)
Here:
$34,151
State:
$45,421
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,125 (reported on 27.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,125
Tennessee:
$1,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,846 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,846
State:
$6,739
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$620 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:
+$620
State:
+$19,082
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,218 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
Here:
+$8,218
State:
+$15,240
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,509 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
37870:
$12,509
Tennessee:
$15,505
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,652 (25% of AGI, reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
$19,652
State:
$21,976
Here:
25.2% of AGI
State:
17.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,286 (reported on 8.8% of returns)
Here:
$4,286
State:
$6,709
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,065 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
37870:
$4,065
State:
$4,829
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,316 (reported on 28.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,316
State:
$2,404
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.2%
Here:
69%
State:
52%
(% for various income ranges: 65.3% for AGIs below $25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 37870, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,035 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,035
State:
$44,088
Salary/wage: $26,949 (reported on 81.9% of returns)
Here:
$26,949
State:
$38,825
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.4% for AGIs below $10k, 73.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,626 (reported on 34.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,626
Tennessee:
$1,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $868 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
$868
State:
$3,727
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,092 (reported on 7.4% of returns)
Here:
+$2,092
State:
+$15,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,866 (reported on 18.5% of returns)
Here:
+$6,866
State:
+$12,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.2% for AGIs below $10k, 7.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,676 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
37870:
$2,676
Tennessee:
$2,934
Total itemized deductions: $14,508 (27% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
$14,508
State:
$18,035
Here:
26.7% of AGI
State:
19.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,109 (5% of AGI, reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:
$3,109
State:
$5,167
Here:
5.3% of AGI
State:
5.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,186 (reported on 69.2% of returns)
37870:
$3,186
State:
$7,482
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,706 (reported on 27.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,706
State:
$1,826
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.7%
Here:
75%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 376 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,634
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (23 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 877 (559 now married, 311 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 37870 with a mortgage: 667 (36 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 846
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,111 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $287
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
25.1%
Whole state:
13.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
14.2%
Whole state:
8.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.6
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 37870: Straight Branch Dock (A), Blue Springs Hollow Dock (B), Flat Hollow Boat Dock (C), Speedwell Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (D), Speedwell Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 37870 include: Flat Hollow Church (A), Flatwood Chapel (B), Powell Valley Church (C), Friendship Church (D), Davis Creek Church (E), Well Springs Church of God (F), Pleasant Hill Church (G), Pine Grove Church (H), Haynes Flat Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sweat Cemetery (1), Hunter Cemetery (2), Thomas Cemetery (3), Watson Cemetery (4), Welch Cemetery (5), Williams Cemetery (6), Wilson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lower Fall Branch (A), Little Creek (B), Dry Branch (C), Davis Creek (D), Cawood Branch (E), Big Branch (F), Carr Branch (G), Upper Fall Branch (H), The Doublings Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
518 married couples with children.
154 single-parent households (57 men, 97 women).
97.9% of residents of 37870 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 22% well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 70 (1.6%) (79.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.6%
Whole state:
5.5%
52%St. Vincent and the Grenadines
20%Sweden
20%Barbados
30%American
15%European
14%Irish
9%English
3%German
3%Scottish
2%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
432000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
22Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CLAIBORNE COUNTY HWY (HWY 33 in SPEEDWELL, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.7%
80.4%Electricity
9.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6.7%Wood
2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1.3%Other fuel
0.6%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 2,895. Population change in the 1990s: +1,670 (+57.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,858
Northeast: 173
Midwest: 541
South: 1,567
West: 288
66% of the 37870 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Tennessee.
94% of the 37870 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73
Here:
20.6%
Tennessee:
13.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
Here:
4.9%
Tennessee:
13.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 143
Here:
70.2%
Tennessee:
23.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
100,165Management occupations
89,757Business and financial operations occupations
54,706Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
44,468Transportation occupations
44,087Office and administrative support occupations
38,093Construction and extraction occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
KARRIE ERNEST (140 FRED RUSSELL LN in SPEEDWELL, KY; small business) : $26,000 in 2 contractsin 2000
$26,000 with Army for Dentistry Services. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2000-10-19. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2000-10-19. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 17. The highest number of reported fires - 43 took place in 2008, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (38.9%), and Structure Fires (33.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 37870