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37144 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37144 covers Petersburg, Tennessee, with a population of about 2,941 and a median household income of $66,016.

Population
2,94123 per square mile
Median age
46.67.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,016about the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
9.7%2.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$313,255up 32.8% in five years
Degree or higher
17.4%17.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.8%18.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
26

Where 37144 is

Petersburg, 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

Population2,941
Median age46.6
Family households60%
Born outside the US4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.5%
White (non-Hispanic)85.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino6.7%
Veterans9.2%
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$66,016
Income per person$42,934
Poverty rate9.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k8.8%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k7.0%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k2.4%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k23.4%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k2.0%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,440
Mean adjusted gross income$69,799
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k27.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$212,000
Owner-occupied83.8%
Vacant homes5.6%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house82.4%
2 to 4 units1.1%
Mobile home16.5%
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$313,255as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 140.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$313,255$73,647

$73,647 in 2000 to $313,255 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home10%
Drives to work alone80.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23% 2.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.2% 7.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.9% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments26
People employed83
Annual payroll$4,366,000
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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 61.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.9 out of 100
Community resilience23.8 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.

Drought89.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.2Relatively 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$66,016$67,097$78,538
Income per person$42,934$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate9.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$212,000$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership83.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%4.7%5.2%
Works from home10%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US4%5.9%13.9%
Median age46.638.938.7
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 stationFAYETTEVILLE WTP, TN US19.9 km away
Rain in a year60 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January49.8°F / 30.5°F5.29 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February54.7°F / 33.4°F5.72 in rain, 0.4 in snow
March63.3°F / 39.9°F5.79 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April72.8°F / 47.9°F5.18 in rain
May79.6°F / 56.2°F4.68 in rain
June86.2°F / 63.9°F4.91 in rain
July88.8°F / 67.7°F4.98 in rain
August88.7°F / 66.3°F4.12 in rain
September83.6°F / 59.8°F4.1 in rain
October73.5°F / 47.9°F3.79 in rain
November61.6°F / 38.1°F4.8 in rain
December52.4°F / 33.2°F6.45 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lincoln County School District58.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Marshall County School District28% of this ZIP code's land area
Bedford County School District8.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Moore County School District3.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Giles County School District1.7% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37019 Belfast, TN14 km away
37334 Fayetteville, TN17.1 km away
37047 Cornersville, TN17.5 km away
38459 Frankewing, TN22.2 km away
37091 Lewisburg, TN22.3 km away
37359 Mulberry, TN23 km away
38453 Dellrose, TN24.3 km away
37352 Lynchburg, TN24.9 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.

Lincoln County58.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Marshall County28% of this ZIP code's land area
Bedford County8.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Moore County3.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Giles County1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area130.61 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.2924, -86.6447

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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