ZIP Code 37885 — Vonore town, TN Demographics & Data

ZIP code 37885 covers Vonore, TN in Monroe County with a population of about 6,120.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 53.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 423; U.S. House district TN-3; the KNOXVILLE media market.

Median household income in ZIP 37885 is about $74,683 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 7.2%; unemployment rate near 1.0%; 26.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 7.5 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Other services; about 6.7% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 8.5 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $287,800 — about 17% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $610 (about 48% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 76.0% (about 10.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 37885 in Vonore, TN, a household would need roughly $79,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,849. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($74,683). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Vonore town, TN as Relatively Low (composite score 60.9), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (68.6) and flood (65.1). 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 Vonore town, TN show little to no average snow and around 56.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 217 for ZIP 37885 (Vonore town, 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.