Postal Codes

37097 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37097 covers Lobelville, Tennessee, with a population of about 2,118 and a median household income of $53,235.

Population
2,11823 per square mile
Median age
50.812.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$53,23521% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$167,997up 10.3% in five years
Median rent
$81328% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
13.1%21.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.2%15.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
32

Where 37097 is

Lobelville, Tennessee — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,118
Median age50.8
Family households73.3%
Born outside the US3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.7%
White (non-Hispanic)92.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Veterans10%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$53,235
Income per person$34,063
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k9.1%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k8.3%
$40–45k8.6%
$45–50k6.7%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k13.2%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k7.4%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k1.0%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed850
Mean adjusted gross income$56,255
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k32.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$135,800
Median gross rent$813
Rent as a share of household income23.4%
Owner-occupied80.2%
Vacant homes31.8%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house55.4%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units1%
Mobile home39.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$167,997as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$181,572$46,226

$46,226 in 2000 to $167,997 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate15.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%
High school diploma or higher83.7%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone78.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24.3% 11.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.4% 10.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.3% 9.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.7% 11.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.1% 7.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57% 7.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.5% 6.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.6% 12.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.7% 14 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability13.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.9% 7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.5% 8.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.5% 6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.8% 9.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.6% 2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments32
People employed451
Annual payroll$21,673,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 91.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss83 out of 100
Community resilience6.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Tennessee and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTennesseeUnited States
Median household income$53,235$67,097$78,538
Income per person$34,063$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$135,800$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$813$1,122$1,348
Homeownership80.2%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate15.3%4.7%5.2%
Works from home9.1%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age50.838.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLOBELVILLE, TN US2.7 km away
Rain in a year57 in

Average high and low by month

January48.9°F / 26.4°F4.42 in rain
February54.1°F / 29.4°F5.87 in rain
March63.1°F / 35.2°F5.12 in rain
April72.6°F / 43.6°F5.54 in rain
May79.4°F / 53.5°F5.53 in rain
June85.6°F / 62.4°F4.23 in rain
July89.2°F / 66.6°F5.19 in rain
August88.8°F / 64.7°F3.64 in rain
September83.3°F / 57°F4.19 in rain
October73.5°F / 44.5°F4.57 in rain
November61.5°F / 34.3°F3.69 in rain
December52.6°F / 30.2°F5.3 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Perry County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

37096 Linden, TN17.2 km away
38380 Sugar Tree, TN19.4 km away
37140 Only, TN19.7 km away
37078 Hurricane Mills, TN19.8 km away
38363 Parsons, TN28 km away
38341 Holladay, TN29.1 km away
37134 New Johnsonville, TN31.4 km away
37033 Centerville, TN31.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Perry County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area93.55 sq mi
Water area1.66 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.7467, -87.8251

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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