Tiptonville, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tiptonville, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,577. 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 TIPTONVILLE-TN · Tiptonville, TN 1 ZIPs · 5,577 pop · #24937/25278 · Lake County

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

  • INC-LOW $27,500
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24937/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ridgely
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 51% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,577
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $119,900

Nearest income peer: Ridgely, TN (+ $2,813 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 Tiptonville

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

1st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,577
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$27,500
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 ($27,500 average) · poverty 31.0%. The primary code (38079) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.5%) for this income tier, rent $510 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Tiptonville's single ZIP 38079 carries the town

Tiptonville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38079 is the entire residential footprint (5,577 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 Tiptonville

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 368 employees , annual payroll $13,982k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38079 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Tiptonville, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tiptonville. See the Lake County roll-up →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
38079 5,577 $27,500 42 20

Tiptonville 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 Tiptonville, .