ZIP Code 37682 — Elizabethton city, TN Demographics & Data

ZIP code 37682 covers Elizabethton, TN in Carter County with a population of about 513.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 21.2 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 423; U.S. House district TN-1; the TRI - CITIES, TN - VA media market.

Elizabethton, TN sits in a university / college context (near milligan university (0.2 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 53.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 19.4 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Retail trade, and Arts and entertainment; about 4.6% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.6 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Elizabethton city, TN as Relatively Low (composite score 63.2), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (77.4) and wildfire (60.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Elizabethton city, TN show little to no average snow and around 48.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 18 for ZIP 37682 (Elizabethton city, TN) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.