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Tazewell, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tazewell, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,634. 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 TAZEWELL-TN · Tazewell, TN 1 ZIPs · 10,634 pop · #22399/25278 · Claiborne County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $47,864
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22399/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under New Tazewell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,634
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,800

Nearest income peer: New Tazewell, TN (+ $1,761 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 Tazewell

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tazewell 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, Tazewell, 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.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,634
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,864
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 ($47,864 average) · poverty 22.4%. The primary code (37879) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tazewell as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Lancing is the closest lower-income city and Paris the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tazewell.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 37879, is all of Tazewell

There is no split to weigh here: 37879 holds every one of Tazewell's 10,634 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Tazewell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 168 establishments, 2,187 employees , annual payroll $82,449k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37879 (168 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (32) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Tazewell, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Claiborne County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tazewell. See the Claiborne County roll-up →

Tazewell lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Claiborne County: New Tazewell, Harrogate and Speedwell earn more and Cumberland Gap, Clairfield and Eagan earn less. Clairfield marks the far end of that range at $26,413, 45% below Tazewell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37879 10,634 $47,864 168 24
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Tazewell 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 Tazewell, .