PlainZIP

Watauga, TN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watauga, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,955. 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 WATAUGA-TN · Watauga, TN 1 ZIPs · 1,955 pop · #8841/25278 · Sullivan County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $81,250
  • RANK-UPPER #8841/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Piney Flats
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,955
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $203,300

Nearest income peer: Piney Flats, TN (+ $3,014 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 Watauga

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,955
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,250
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 37694 (1,955 residents). Household income $81,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Watauga's single ZIP 37694 carries the town

Watauga is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 37694 is the entire residential footprint (1,955 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 Watauga

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 66 employees , annual payroll $3,316k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 37694 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Watauga, TN

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

Watauga sits in the upper half of Sullivan County on income: Kingsport, Bristol and Blountville report less, while Piney Flats reports more. Bristol marks the far end of that range at $56,128, 31% below Watauga.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
37694 1,955 $81,250 19 58
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Watauga 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 Watauga, .