PlainZIP

Oak Ridge, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oak Ridge, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,700. 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 OAK-RIDGE-TN · Oak Ridge, TN 1 ZIPs · 29,700 pop · #12297/25278 · Anderson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,269
  • RANK-MID #12297/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Heiskell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,700
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $270,900

Nearest income peer: Heiskell, TN (+ $3,505 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 Oak Ridge

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oak Ridge 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, Oak Ridge, TN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,700
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,269
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 37830 (29,700 residents). Household income $72,269 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oak Ridge as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Springfield is the closest lower-income city and Copperhill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oak Ridge.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 37830, is all of Oak Ridge

There is no split to weigh here: 37830 holds every one of Oak Ridge's 29,700 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Oak Ridge's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 862 establishments, 25,176 employees , annual payroll $2,179,882k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37830 (862 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (139) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Oak Ridge, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Anderson County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oak Ridge. See the Anderson County roll-up →

Oak Ridge lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Anderson County: Heiskell, Andersonville and Norris earn more and Clinton, Rocky Top and Briceville earn less. Briceville marks the far end of that range at $28,362, 61% below Oak Ridge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37830 29,700 $72,269 862 135
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Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge, .