What city is 37694 in?

37694 is a Watauga, TN mailing address. By land area, 7% lies inside Watauga and 4% lies inside Johnson City; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 37694?

About 1,729 people (±309), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,766.

What is the median household income in 37694?

$81,250 (±$26,714), 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 37694?

1 USPS carrier routes with 769 residential and 14 business mailboxes (783 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 37694?

The closest, measured center to center: 37601 (3.8 mi, Johnson City), 37686 (5.5 mi, Johnson City), 37682 (5.8 mi, Elizabethton), 37618 (6.6 mi, Bristol), 37614 (7.6 mi, Johnson City) and 37604 (8.2 mi, Johnson City).

37694 ZIP Code, Watauga, TN

Q: What county is 37694 in?

37694 is mostly in Carter County (79% of its land), with smaller parts in Sullivan and Washington counties.

37694 is a ZIP code in Watauga, Tennessee — mostly in Carter County (79% of its land), with smaller parts in Sullivan and Washington counties. It covers 13 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 37601, 37686 and 37682. 1,729 people live here in 752 households. With about 137 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (94%). Median household income is $81,250, above the Tennessee median of $69,595; the median age is 50.5, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Watauga, TN
County: Carter County
Land area: 13 sq mi
Population: 1,729
Median household income: $81,250
Carrier routes: 1 (769 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	1,729
Households	752
Median household income	$81,250
Income per person	$51,918
Median age	50.5
Homeowners	93.5%
Median home value	$203,300
Median rent	$755
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%
Average commute (minutes)	19.8
Households with kids under 18	23.7%
Moved in the past year	7.4%
Below the poverty line	9.1%
Broadband internet	86.7%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	2.3%
$10–15K	2.0%
$15–25K	12.8%
$25–35K	1.7%
$35–50K	14.0%
$50–75K	14.5%
$75–100K	12.4%
$100–150K	23.1%
$150–200K	4.7%
$200K+	12.6%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	9.1%
10–19	8.3%
20–24	3.9%
25–34	5.2%
35–44	19.7%
45–54	13.4%
55–64	16.8%
65–74	11.5%
75+	12.1%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	39.0%
Owned outright	47.5%
Rented	6.0%
Vacant	7.5%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	82.7%
Townhome	0.6%
2–4 units	0.6%
5–19 units	3.2%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	12.9%

Businesses in 37694

19 business establishments with 66 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 5
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 4
Retail Trade: 3
Other Services (except Public Administration): 3

EDDM carrier routes

37694 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 769 residential and 14 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 37694

37694 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R)) with 769 residential and 14 business mailboxes. Routes range from 769 homes (R116) to 769 homes (R116); the median route has 769 homes. The Census counted 752 households in 37694 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

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

Every carrier route in 37694

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R116	Rural	769	14	$68,408	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 37694 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

37601 — Johnson City city, TN (3.8 mi)
37686 — Johnson City city, TN (5.5 mi)
37682 — Elizabethton city, TN (5.8 mi)
37618 — Bristol city, TN (6.6 mi)
37614 — Johnson City city, TN (7.6 mi)
37604 — Johnson City city, TN (8.2 mi)
37643 — Elizabethton city, TN (8.8 mi)
37615 — Johnson City city, TN (9.7 mi)

Areas that include 37694

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 37694, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 37694 in?: 37694 is a Watauga, TN mailing address. By land area, 7% lies inside Watauga and 4% lies inside Johnson City; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 37694 in?: 37694 is mostly in Carter County (79% of its land), with smaller parts in Sullivan and Washington counties.
What is the population of 37694?: About 1,729 people (±309), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,766.
What is the median household income in 37694?: $81,250 (±$26,714), 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 37694?: 1 USPS carrier routes with 769 residential and 14 business mailboxes (783 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 37694?: The closest, measured center to center: 37601 (3.8 mi, Johnson City), 37686 (5.5 mi, Johnson City), 37682 (5.8 mi, Elizabethton), 37618 (6.6 mi, Bristol), 37614 (7.6 mi, Johnson City) and 37604 (8.2 mi, Johnson City).

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