Postal Codes

37140 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37140 covers Only, Tennessee, with a population of about 1,493.

Population
1,49358 per square mile
Median age
38.20.5 points below the US average
Poverty rate
10.2%2.2 points below the US average
Degree or higher
9.2%25.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 37140 is

Only, 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

Population1,493
Median age38.2
Family households48.4%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.9%
White (non-Hispanic)58.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)34.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans4.3%
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

Poverty rate10.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k28.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k26.9%
$60–75k23.7%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more10.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed260
Mean adjusted gross income$15,412
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k88.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k0.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes46.2%
Median year built1998

What the homes are

Detached house79.8%
Mobile home20.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate16.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%
High school diploma or higher71.6%
Works from home16.7%
Drives to work alone83.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more70.5%
Health

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

Obesity42.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes25% 11.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39% 4.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26% 5.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21% 4.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication63.7% 11 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.3% 6.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening78.1% 7.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.5% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening52.7% 11.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47% 14.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed106
Annual payroll$3,110,000
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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 71.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss44.8 out of 100
Community resilience13.3 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.

Tornado97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought86.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail27.2Very 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$67,097$78,538
Income per person$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership100%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate16.6%4.7%5.2%
Works from home16.7%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age38.238.938.7
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 US17.4 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%.

Hickman 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37137 Nunnelly, TN14.3 km away
37078 Hurricane Mills, TN14.5 km away
37033 Centerville, TN19.6 km away
37097 Lobelville, TN19.7 km away
37101 Mc Ewen, TN27.9 km away
37185 Waverly, TN28.4 km away
37134 New Johnsonville, TN30.4 km away
38454 Duck River, TN30.8 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.

Hickman County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.84 sq mi
Population density58 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8679, -87.6655

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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