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ZIP Code 37408: Chattanooga, TN

ZIP code 37408 is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, entirely in Hamilton County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 14th most populous of Chattanooga's 16 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $81,250 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
3national area: Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Armed Forces Americas
374sectional center: Chattanooga, TN (SCF 373)
08delivery area within it
Town
Chattanooga · 16 residential ZIPs
Census places
Chattanooga
Metro area
Chattanooga, TN-GA
House district
TN-3 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
2.1 sq mi · 1,648 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
37401, 37414, 37422, 37424 also use the name Chattanooga

Where is ZIP code 37408?

37408 centers on 35.031°, -85.312° and covers 2.1 square miles of land plus 0.3 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 37402, 37403, 37409, 37410, 37404, 37407, 37419, 37405.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 37408 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 37408, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 37408 compare with the rest of Chattanooga?

Rank of 37408 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure37408In ChattanoogaIn Hamilton CountyIn TN
People (ACS 2020-2024)3,50214th of 1623rd of 31361st of 636
Median household income$81knot rankednot rankednot ranked
Median home value$468k2nd of 134th of 2431st of 436

37408's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$23,649) is more than a quarter of the figure ($81,250). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 83% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 37408?

The 2020 Census counted 3,353 people in 37408; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,502. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
3,502±443 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
3,353
Households
1,781
Median age
32.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 37408?

Of the 3,502 people the ACS estimates in 37408, 19.5% are under 18 and 12.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (59.7%), then Black (not Hispanic) (30.5%).

  • Under 1819.5%
  • 18 to 6467.7%
  • 65 and older12.7%
Age of the people of 37408 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic59.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic30.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino6.0%
  • Other or two or more3.1%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.7%
Race and Hispanic origin in 37408 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 37408 earn?

Median household income is $81,250 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$81,250±$23,649
Income per person
$71,003
Below the poverty line
11.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.8%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
55.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$142,3241,910 returns; wages 50% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 37408?

FHFA's house price index for 37408, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 115% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 54% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −1.1% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$468,200
Median gross rent
$1,414
Homes owned by their occupants
28.7%
Housing units
2,210
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Index = 100 in 2007, the first year FHFA reports for 37408; 2025: 267.0. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 37408?

401 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 75 more than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Accommodation and food services57
  • Retail trade48
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services43
  • Other services (except public administration)36
  • Construction35
  • Real estate and rental and leasing35

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 37408?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 37408, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
37402Chattanooga3,953$24k1.1 mi
37403Chattanooga6,413$81k1.6 mi
37409Chattanooga3,357$75k2.0 mi
37410Chattanooga4,129$29k2.0 mi
37404Chattanooga14,737$57k2.2 mi
37407Chattanooga9,156$36k2.3 mi
37419Chattanooga5,980$75k6.4 mi
37405Chattanooga18,109$81k7.9 mi
37450Chattanooga0–1.3 mi (near)
37350Lookout Mountain2,111$201k3.4 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.