Postal Codes

37142 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37142 covers Palmyra, Tennessee, with a population of about 1,734 and a median household income of $73,056.

Population
1,73447 per square mile
Median age
52.113.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,0561.1× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
15.4%3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$356,516up 28.3% in five years
Degree or higher
33.2%1.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.7%27.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 37142 is

Palmyra, 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

Population1,734
Median age52.1
Family households57.4%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.3%
White (non-Hispanic)95.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans17.5%
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$73,056
Income per person$47,310
Poverty rate15.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k14.0%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k15.9%
$150–200k2.6%
$200k or more9.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed930
Mean adjusted gross income$81,675
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.2%
Returns, under $25k26.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Rent as a share of household income14.9%
Owner-occupied92.7%
Vacant homes11.3%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house71.6%
Mobile home28.4%
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$356,516as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$356,516$98,692

$98,692 in 2000 to $356,516 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%
High school diploma or higher92.5%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone80.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33%
Health

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

Obesity37.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.9% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.2% 8.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments20
People employed120
Annual payroll$5,547,000
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 40.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss38.8 out of 100
Community resilience26 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.

Landslide91.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm83.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.2Very 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$73,056$67,097$78,538
Income per person$47,310$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate15.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership92.7%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate7.4%4.7%5.2%
Works from home9.5%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age52.138.938.7
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 stationCLARKSVILLE NO.2, TN US16.5 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January46.7°F / 27.4°F4.33 in rain
February51.2°F / 30.1°F4.73 in rain
March60°F / 36.1°F5.68 in rain
April70.2°F / 44.9°F5.45 in rain
May77.8°F / 54.1°F5.66 in rain
June85.4°F / 63.1°F4.86 in rain
July88.9°F / 68.1°F3.91 in rain
August88.8°F / 66.5°F3.26 in rain
September82.9°F / 59.3°F3.3 in rain
October72.3°F / 47.5°F3.6 in rain
November60.1°F / 36.4°F3.97 in rain
December49.5°F / 30.5°F4.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Clarksville-Montgomery County School System100% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability2.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37052 Cunningham, TN7.4 km away
37191 Woodlawn, TN11.6 km away
37041 Clarksville, TN12.2 km away
37050 Cumberland City, TN13.4 km away
37165 Slayden, TN13.8 km away
37040 Clarksville, TN17.2 km away
37171 Southside, TN17.7 km away
37044 Clarksville, TN17.7 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.

Montgomery County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.23 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.4176, -87.4914

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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