PlainZIP

Townsend, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Townsend, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,724. 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 TOWNSEND-TN · Townsend, TN 1 ZIPs · 2,724 pop · #13651/25278 · Blount County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,012
  • RANK-MID #13651/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,724
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $344,500

Nearest income peer: Rockford, TN (+ $63 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 Townsend

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Townsend 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, Townsend, TN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

46th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,724
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,012
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,012 and poverty 8.9% concentrate in 37882.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Townsend as a pure owner town.

Within Tennessee, Mount Carmel is the closest lower-income city and Rockford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Townsend.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 37882, is all of Townsend

There is no split to weigh here: 37882 holds every one of Townsend's 2,724 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 Townsend's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 80 establishments, 737 employees , annual payroll $23,920k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37882 (80 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (28) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Townsend, TN

These ZIP codes sit in Blount County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Townsend. See the Blount County roll-up →

Townsend sits in the lower half of Blount County on income: Maryville, Louisville and Friendsville report more, Alcoa and Tallassee report less. Tallassee marks the far end of that range at $54,821, 21% below Townsend.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37882 2,724 $69,012 80 7
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Townsend 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 Townsend, .