ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Tennessee

ZIP Code 37871: Knox County, TN

ZIP Code 37871 (Knox County, Tennessee) has an estimated 9,926 residents in 3,700 households. The median household income is $70,938, the median home value is $210,700 and the median gross rent is $758/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

9,926

Margin of error ±907

Median household income

$70,938

Margin of error ±$9,987

Median home value

$210,700

Margin of error ±$28,791

Median gross rent

$758/mo

Margin of error ±$116

Median age

41.9 yrs

Margin of error ±5.1 yrs

Mean travel time to work

28.9 min

Margin of error ±5.9 min

How ZIP 37871 compares with Tennessee and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 3787141.9 yrsTennessee38.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 37871$70,938Tennessee$69,595United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 37871$33,342Tennessee$39,437United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 378718.3%Tennessee13.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 378711.6%Tennessee4.7%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 3787117.7%Tennessee31.1%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 37871$210,700Tennessee$286,700United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 37871$758/moTennessee$1,189/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 3787174.4%Tennessee66.9%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 3787128.9 minTennessee25.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 378715.7%Tennessee12.9%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 37871

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 37871 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 37871Margin of errorTennesseeUnited States
Total population9,926±9077,066,383334,922,499
Median age41.9 yrs±5.1 yrs38.9 yrs38.9 yrs
Households3,700±3562,824,277129,227,496
Median household income$70,938±$9,987$69,595$80,734
Per capita income$33,342±$4,171$39,437$44,673
Poverty rate8.3%±3.0 pts13.8%12.5%
Unemployment rate1.6%±1.2 pts4.7%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%±3.7 pts31.1%35.7%
Median home value$210,700±$28,791$286,700$332,700
Median gross rent$758/mo±$116$1,189/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes74.4%±4.3 pts66.9%65.2%
Mean travel time to work28.9 min±5.9 min25.7 min26.4 min
Worked from home5.7%±2.2 pts12.9%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 37871
GroupZIP 37871TennesseeUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino92.7%71.0%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.5%15.4%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%1.9%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.4%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino3.4%3.7%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)3.5%7.4%19.3%

Where ZIP 37871 is

State
Tennessee
Main county
Knox County— also overlaps Jefferson County, Sevier County
Largest overlapping place
Strawberry Plains (11% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
39.10 sq mi· about 254 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Knox County

37721 Knox County, TN37806 Mascot, TN37849 Powell, TN37902 Knoxville, TN37909 Knoxville, TN37912 Knoxville, TN37914 Knoxville, TN37915 Knoxville, TN37916 Knoxville, TN37917 Knoxville, TN37918 Knoxville, TN37919 Knoxville, TN37920 Knoxville, TN37921 Knoxville, TN37922 Knox County, TN37923 Knoxville, TN37924 Knox County, TN37931 Knox County, TN37932 Knox County, TN37934 Farragut, TN37938 Knox County, TN

See every ZIP code in Tennessee, or compare ZIP 37871 with another ZIP code.

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.