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Mountain City, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mountain City, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,021. 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 MOUNTAIN-CITY-TN · Mountain City, TN 1 ZIPs · 13,021 pop · #19639/25278 · Johnson County

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

  • INC-MID $55,979
  • RANK-LOWER #19639/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Butler
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,021
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $177,000

Nearest income peer: Butler, TN ( $577 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 Mountain City

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

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mountain City, TN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,021
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,979
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,979 average) · poverty 21.4%. The primary code (37683) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mountain City as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Nunnelly is the closest lower-income city and Rock Island the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mountain City.

Population concentration

Mountain City's single ZIP 37683 carries the town

Mountain City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 37683 is the entire residential footprint (13,021 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Mountain City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 203 establishments, 3,228 employees , annual payroll $155,701k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37683 (203 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (39) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Mountain City, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Johnson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mountain City. See the Johnson County roll-up →

No other city sharing Johnson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mountain City. Shady Valley, Trade and Laurel Bloomery sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Trade marks the far end of that range at $13,976, 75% below Mountain City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37683 13,021 $55,979 203 37
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Mountain City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Mountain City, .