What city is 37617 in?

37617 is a Blountville, TN mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Blountville, 3% lies inside Kingsport and 3% lies inside Bristol; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 37617?

About 14,744 people (±1,314), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 14,422.

What is the median household income in 37617?

$64,764 (±$8,467), compared with $69,595 for Tennessee as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 37617?

10 USPS carrier routes with 6,427 residential and 427 business mailboxes (6,855 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 37617?

The closest, measured center to center: 37686 (5.9 mi, Johnson City), 37663 (8 mi, Kingsport), 37664 (8.1 mi, Kingsport), 24258 (8.9 mi, Hiltons), 37618 (9.8 mi, Bristol) and 37615 (10 mi, Johnson City).

37617 ZIP Code, Blountville, TN

37617 is a ZIP code in Blountville, Tennessee in Sullivan County. It covers 58 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 37686, 37663 and 37664. 14,744 people live here in 5,451 households. With about 252 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (82%). Median household income is $64,764, close to the Tennessee median of $69,595; the median age is 47.2, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Blountville, TN
County: Sullivan County
Land area: 58 sq mi
Population: 14,744
Median household income: $64,764
Carrier routes: 10 (6,427 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	14,744
Households	5,451
Median household income	$64,764
Income per person	$35,074
Median age	47.2
Homeowners	82.3%
Median home value	$247,700
Median rent	$920
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%
Average commute (minutes)	23.3
Households with kids under 18	27.2%
Moved in the past year	11.9%
Below the poverty line	11.2%
Broadband internet	91.1%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.5%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	3.9%
$10–15K	2.3%
$15–25K	7.4%
$25–35K	9.7%
$35–50K	15.6%
$50–75K	16.6%
$75–100K	12.7%
$100–150K	16.2%
$150–200K	6.8%
$200K+	8.8%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	9.7%
10–19	11.0%
20–24	4.1%
25–34	11.2%
35–44	10.5%
45–54	14.4%
55–64	16.7%
65–74	12.0%
75+	10.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	33.6%
Owned outright	39.7%
Rented	15.6%
Vacant	11.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	75.8%
Townhome	2.6%
2–4 units	2.0%
5–19 units	4.0%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	15.6%

Businesses in 37617

281 business establishments with 2,919 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 38
Retail Trade: 37
Other Services (except Public Administration): 34
Accommodation and Food Services: 27
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 25
Wholesale Trade: 18
Transportation and Warehousing: 18
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 17

EDDM carrier routes

37617 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 6,427 residential and 427 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 37617

37617 has 10 USPS carrier routes (10 rural (R)) with 6,427 residential and 427 business mailboxes. Routes range from 502 homes (R007) to 792 homes (R002); the median route has 662 homes. The Census counted 5,451 households in 37617 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	0
500–749	9
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 109, 502 homes
Route R005 — USPS business mailboxes 100, 580 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 74, 644 homes
Route R011 — USPS business mailboxes 35, 515 homes
Route R009 — USPS business mailboxes 26, 660 homes

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Every carrier route in 37617

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	644	74	$55,000	—	—	—
R002	Rural	792	18	$66,835	—	—	—
R003	Rural	688	16	$101,136	—	—	—
R004	Rural	663	8	$64,524	—	—	—
R005	Rural	580	100	$50,750	—	—	—
R006	Rural	699	16	$93,761	—	—	—
R007	Rural	502	109	$64,524	—	—	—
R008	Rural	684	25	$79,531	—	—	—
R009	Rural	660	26	$102,791	—	—	—
R011	Rural	515	35	$64,524	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 37617 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

37686 — Johnson City city, TN (5.9 mi)
37663 — Kingsport city, TN (8 mi)
37664 — Kingsport city, TN (8.1 mi)
24258 — Hiltons CDP, VA (8.9 mi)
37618 — Bristol city, TN (9.8 mi)
37615 — Johnson City city, TN (10 mi)
37694 — Watauga city, TN (10.9 mi)
37660 — Kingsport city, TN (11.5 mi)

Areas that include 37617

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 37617, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 37617 in?: 37617 is a Blountville, TN mailing address. By land area, 8% lies inside Blountville, 3% lies inside Kingsport and 3% lies inside Bristol; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 37617 in?: 37617 is in Sullivan County.
What is the population of 37617?: About 14,744 people (±1,314), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 14,422.
What is the median household income in 37617?: $64,764 (±$8,467), compared with $69,595 for Tennessee as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 37617?: 10 USPS carrier routes with 6,427 residential and 427 business mailboxes (6,855 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 37617?: The closest, measured center to center: 37686 (5.9 mi, Johnson City), 37663 (8 mi, Kingsport), 37664 (8.1 mi, Kingsport), 24258 (8.9 mi, Hiltons), 37618 (9.8 mi, Bristol) and 37615 (10 mi, Johnson City).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.