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ZIP Code 37601: Johnson City, TN

ZIP code 37601 uses the postal name Johnson City, Tennessee and lies mostly in Washington County (53% of its land), reaching into Carter County and Unicoi County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 38,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd most populous of Johnson City's 4 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $50,686 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Johnson City (33%), Central (7%) and Pine Crest (4%), and 5% in smaller places; 51% is outside any Census place.

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  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
3national area: Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Armed Forces Americas
376sectional center: Johnson City, TN (SCF 376)
01delivery area within it
Town
Johnson City · 4 residential ZIPs
Census places
Johnson City (33%); Central (7%) census-designated place; Pine Crest (4%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Austin Village, Bel Air One, Bel Air Two, Breezy Hills, Brentwood, Brookmead and 30 more GeoNames
Metro area
Johnson City, TN
House district
TN-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
47.7 sq mi · 796 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
37602, 37605 also use the name Johnson City

Where is ZIP code 37601?

37601 centers on 36.338°, -82.318° and covers 47.7 square miles of land plus 1.0 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 37682, 37694, 37604, 37686, 37615, 37692, 37643.

37604 · Johnson City37615 · Johnson City37643 · Elizabethton37682 · Milligan College37686 · Piney Flats37692 · Unicoi37694 · Watauga37601 · Johnson City (this ZIP)3760137643376923768637615376043769437604 · Johnson City37615 · Johnson City37643 · Elizabethton37682 · Milligan College37686 · Piney Flats37692 · Unicoi37694 · Watauga37601 · Johnson City (this ZIP)3760137643376923768637615376043769437604 · Johnson City37615 · Johnson City37643 · Elizabethton37682 · Milligan College37686 · Piney Flats37692 · Unicoi37694 · Watauga37601 · Johnson City (this ZIP)376013764337692376863761537694
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 37601 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 37601, 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); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 37601 compare with the rest of Johnson City?

Rank of 37601 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)
Measure37601In Johnson CityIn Washington CountyIn TN
People (ACS 2020-2024)38,0082nd of 42nd of 1248th of 636
Median household income$51k3rd of 38th of 9346th of 425
Median home value$216k3rd of 37th of 10250th of 436

Its median household income is higher than in 15% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 76% of all 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 37601?

The 2020 Census counted 37,079 people in 37601; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 38,008. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 2.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
38,008
2020 Census count
37,079+2.5% since 2010 (36,182)
Households
16,958
Median age
40.7

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 37601?

Of the 38,008 people the ACS estimates in 37601, 19.1% are under 18 and 18.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (82.3%).

  • Under 1819.1%
  • 18 to 6462.5%
  • 65 and older18.5%
Age of the people of 37601 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic82.3%
  • Other or two or more6.3%
  • Black, not Hispanic5.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 37601 (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 37601 earn?

Median household income is $50,686 (ACS 2020-2024), the 8th highest of the 9 ranked ZIP codes in Washington County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($49,548 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$50,686
Income per person
$32,949
Below the poverty line
20.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
8.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
32.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$63,88516,070 returns; wages 69% 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 37601?

FHFA's house price index for 37601, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 101% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 69% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +4.3% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$216,200
Median gross rent
$929
Homes owned by their occupants
55.9%
Housing units
18,299
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 37601; 2025: 449.5. 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 37601?

1,017 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 9 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade227
  • Health care and social assistance119
  • Accommodation and food services113
  • Other services (except public administration)104
  • Construction75
  • Finance and insurance68

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 37601?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 37601, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
37682Milligan College591–3.0 mi
37694Watauga1,729$81k3.8 mi
37604Johnson City39,097$52k4.5 mi
37686Piney Flats9,495$84k7.2 mi
37615Johnson City22,821$78k8.5 mi
37692Unicoi4,766$54k10.6 mi
37643Elizabethton34,120$52k11.1 mi
37614Johnson City2,767–3.8 mi (near)
37618Bluff City12,548$64k10.4 mi (near)

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