Roan Mountain, TN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Roan Mountain, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,038. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ROAN-MOUNTAIN-TN · Roan Mountain, TN 1 ZIPs · 5,038 pop · #21797/25278 · Carter County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $49,914
- RANK-BOTTOM #21797/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Elizabethton
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 91% owners
- POP-TOWN 5,038
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $160,900
Nearest income peer: Elizabethton, TN (+ $1,917 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 Roan Mountain
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Roan Mountain on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hampton · lowest
Hampton · lowest
$37,995 median HH income
- Roan Mountain · this city
Roan Mountain · this city
$49,914 median HH income
- Elizabethton · highest
Elizabethton · highest
$51,831 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Roan Mountain, 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.
- 14th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 5,038
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $49,914
- 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 ($49,914 average) · poverty 21.6%. The primary code (37687) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Tennessee, Halls is the closest lower-income city and La Follette the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Roan Mountain.
Population concentration
Roan Mountain's single ZIP 37687 carries the town
Roan Mountain is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 37687 is the entire residential footprint (5,038 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 Roan Mountain
Citywide ZBP: 51 establishments, 331 employees , annual payroll $11,755k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37687 (51 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Roan Mountain, TN
These ZIP codes sit in Carter County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Roan Mountain. See the Carter County roll-up →
Roan Mountain lands mid-pack among the 2 cities sharing Carter County: Elizabethton earns more and Hampton earns less. Hampton marks the far end of that range at $37,995, 24% below Roan Mountain.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37687 | 5,038 | $49,914 | 51 | 23 |
Roan Mountain 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 Roan Mountain, .