PlainZIP

Bluff City, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bluff City, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,747. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BLUFF-CITY-TN · Bluff City, TN 1 ZIPs · 12,747 pop · #15936/25278 · Sullivan County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,851
  • RANK-LOWER #15936/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fall Branch
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,747
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $188,900

Nearest income peer: Fall Branch, TN ( $234 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bluff City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bluff City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bluff City, TN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,747
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,851
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,851 and poverty 13.9% concentrate in 37618.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bluff City as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Linden is the closest lower-income city and Trenton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bluff City.

Population concentration

Bluff City's single ZIP 37618 carries the town

Bluff City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 37618 is the entire residential footprint (12,747 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Bluff City

Citywide ZBP: 135 establishments, 1,108 employees , annual payroll $47,331k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37618 (135 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (22) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Bluff City, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Sullivan County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bluff City. See the Sullivan County roll-up →

Bluff City lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Sullivan County: Piney Flats and Watauga earn more and Kingsport and Bristol earn less. Piney Flats marks the far end of that range at $84,264, 32% above Bluff City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37618 12,747 $63,851 135 71
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