Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,812
| This zip code: | $27,812 | | Tennessee: | $42,367 |
Nearest zip codes: 37825, 37752, 24248, 37888, 37724, 37881.
Housing units in zip code 37879 with a mortgage: 829 (39 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 831
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $694
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $233
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 27.4% | | Whole state: | 15.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.3% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 37879 include: Chestnut Grove Church (A), Chittum Chapel (B), Seal Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (C), Liberty Church (D), Riley Memorial Baptist Church (E), Raven Hill Church (F), Duncan Chapel (G), Pleasant View Church (H), Pleasant Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Baldwin Cemetery (1), Wylie Cemetery (2), Barnard Cemetery (3), Barton Cemetery (4), Kesterson Cemetery (5), Willis Cemetery (6), Poore Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jennings Branch (A), Water Prong (B), Hoop Creek (C), Coonsies Creek (D), Seal Branch (E), Skaggs Creek (F), Murphy Branch (G), Mullins Branch (H), Mulberry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 170
- 1995 to 1998: 599
- 1990 to 1994: 453
- 1980 to 1989: 855
- 1970 to 1979: 816
- 1960 to 1969: 447
- 1950 to 1959: 395
- 1940 to 1949: 192
- 1939 or earlier: 504
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Tazewell, TN (37879): |
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- no bedroom: 4
- 1 bedrooms: 96
- 2 bedrooms: 940
- 3 bedrooms: 1,688
- 4 bedrooms: 372
- 5 or more bedrooms: 35
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 133
- 2 bedrooms: 478
- 3 bedrooms: 245
- 4 bedrooms: 28
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 37879 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 182
- 1 vehicle: 800
- 2 vehicles: 1,309
- 3 vehicles: 629
- 4 vehicles: 140
- 5 or more vehicles: 75
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 145
- 1 vehicle: 431
- 2 vehicles: 257
- 3 vehicles: 33
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 37879:
- Less than $10,000: 126
- $10,000 to $14,999: 63
- $15,000 to $19,999: 73
- $20,000 to $24,999: 75
- $25,000 to $29,999: 80
- $30,000 to $34,999: 114
- $35,000 to $39,999: 77
- $40,000 to $49,999: 178
- $50,000 to $59,999: 175
- $60,000 to $69,999: 243
- $70,000 to $79,999: 235
- $80,000 to $89,999: 232
- $90,000 to $99,999: 247
- $100,000 to $124,999: 431
- $125,000 to $149,999: 316
- $150,000 to $174,999: 127
- $175,000 to $199,999: 91
- $200,000 to $249,999: 109
- $250,000 to $299,999: 38
- $300,000 to $399,999: 24
- $400,000 to $499,999: 23
- $500,000 to $749,999: 22
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 37879:
- Less than $100: 46
- $100 to $149: 37
- $150 to $199: 35
- $200 to $249: 75
- $250 to $299: 104
- $300 to $349: 27
- $350 to $399: 70
- $400 to $449: 20
- $450 to $499: 13
- $500 to $549: 45
- $700 to $749: 8
- No cash rent: 218
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $58,067.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,766
- Black or African American householders: $66,066
- Some other race householders: $166,647
- Two or more races householders: $81,472
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $100,581
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,780 (it was $57,400 in 2000)
| 37879: | $85,780 | | Tennessee: | $130,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,402 - $140,033
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $124,711| Here: | $124,711 | | State: | $188,120 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $122,369| Here: | $122,369 | | State: | $161,999 |
In 2-unit structures: $107,768| Here: | $107,768 | | State: | $142,458 |
Mobile homes: $33,503| Here: | $33,503 | | State: | $44,109 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500| Here: | $22,500 | | State: | $46,838 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,962
- One, attached: 37
- Two: 83
- 3 or 4: 50
- 5 to 9: 113
- 10 to 19: 10
- 20 to 49: 4
- 50 or more: 9
- Mobile homes: 1,157
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,151 (80%)
- Carpooled: 451 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 21 (1%)
- Walked: 38 (1%)
- Other means: 66 (2%)
- Worked at home: 190 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 138
- 5 to 9 minutes: 516
- 10 to 14 minutes: 552
- 15 to 19 minutes: 570
- 20 to 24 minutes: 518
- 25 to 29 minutes: 223
- 30 to 34 minutes: 484
- 35 to 39 minutes: 43
- 40 to 44 minutes: 58
- 45 to 59 minutes: 246
- 60 to 89 minutes: 282
- 90 or more minutes: 97
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,788
- In family households: 8,644 (2,246 male householders, 707 female householders)
2,377 spouses, 2,928 children (2,631 natural, 44 adopted, 253 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 55 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 107 other relatives, 97 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,144 (500 male householders (434 living alone)), 530 female householders (498 living alone)), 114 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 155 (145 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,266 2-persons, 890 3-persons, 573 4-persons, 179 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 932 1-person, 83 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 9 4-persons.
1,531 married couples with children.
531 single-parent households (117 men, 414 women).
98.2% of residents of 37879 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 9% well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% very well, 35% well, 9% not well, 11% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 63 (0.6%)
(46.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (32%)
- United Kingdom (29%)
- Mexico (25%)
- South Africa (8%)
- Belarus (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 29
- 1990 to 1994: 11
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 13
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 2
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White population: 9,529
Black population: 138
American Indian population: 21
Asian population: 24
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 12
Two or more races population: 46

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 2648 |
|  Other groups: 664 |
|  Irish: 663 |
|  English: 532 |
|  German: 298 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 175 |
|  French (except Basque): 139 |
|  Dutch: 119 |
|  Scottish: 82 |
|  Italian: 59 |
|  British: 32 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 30 |
|  Welsh: 29 |
|  Polish: 25 |
|  African: 25 |
|  French Canadian: 20 |
|  Scandinavian: 19 |
|  European: 12 |
|  Norwegian: 9 |
|  Slovak: 7 |
|  Ukrainian: 6 |
|  Lithuanian: 5 |
|  South African: 5 |
|  Hungarian: 4 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CLAIBORNE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (1325 CLAIBORNE ST in TAZEWELL, TN)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0025
Organizations: CLAIBORNE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CLAIBORNE ADULT HS (1802 MAIN ST in TAZEWELL, TN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0005
Organizations: CLAIBORNE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (1850 OLD KNOXVILLE HIGHWAY in TAZEWELL, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
Alternative names: CLAIBORNE COMPANY HOSPITAL
- BROOKS FURNITURE MANUFACTURING INC (300 HIGHWAY 25E SOUTH in TAZEWELL, TN)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, EXCEPT UPHOLSTERED; HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE; WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE
Business NAICS classification: UPHOLSTERED HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: BROOKS FURNITURE MFG. INC.
- APPOLO FUELS, INC. (BENNETT'S FORK MINE in TAZEWELL, TN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
- BUSHLINE (707 IND PARK in TAZEWELL, TN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERED
- BUSHLINE INC (PO DRAWER C in TAZEWELL, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: UPHOLSTERED HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
- CLAIBORNE PUBLISHING CO INC (PO BOX B in TAZEWELL, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CUSTOM CRAFT BOAT OF TENNESSEE (PO BOX 275 in TAZEWELL, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: BOAT BUILDING.
- DIVERSIFIED WASTE MGT INC (US 25E in TAZEWELL, TN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- DTR TENNESSEE TAZEWELL (150 HESTER LANE in TAZEWELL, TN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MOLDED, EXTRUDED, AND LATHE-CUT MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS; MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Alternative names: DTR TENNESSEE, INC.
- B & F HOT MIX, INC. (RT 345 CEDAR FORK RD in TAZEWELL, TN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 37879
- Tazwell Motor Lodge, 2140 Hwy 25 E, Tazewell, TN 37879, Phone: (423) 626-7229
- Tazwell Motor Lodge, 2357 Old Hwy 25 E, Tazwell, TN 37879, Phone: (423) 626-7229
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 37879
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,682
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (69%)
- Wood (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6000
- Northeast: 82
- Midwest: 854
- South: 2866
- West: 43
64% of the 37879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Tennessee.
Population in 1990: 8,567. Population change in the 1990s: +1,204 (+14.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
| Here: | 2.0% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55
| Here: | 9.0% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 76
| Here: | 35.5% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CAYLOR'S HEATING & COOLING (3222 HWY 25E STE 2 in TAZEWELL, TN; small business): $13,030 in 2 contracts in 2005
$6,515 with Army for Waste Disposal Equipment. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2005-03-15. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
$6,515, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-15. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 4, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 86 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 86 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 53 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
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