Postal Codes

37153 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37153 covers Rockvale, Tennessee, with a population of about 4,894 and a median household income of $90,625.

Population
4,89494 per square mile
Median age
41.22.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,6251.4× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Typical home value
$481,042up 30.6% in five years
Degree or higher
34.9%about the US average
Homeownership
87.4%22.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
63

Where 37153 is

Rockvale, 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

Population4,894
Median age41.2
Family households82.7%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)91.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans11%
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$90,625
Income per person$41,730
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.1%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k0.3%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k2.5%
$60–75k8.9%
$75–100k16.1%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more17.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,900
Mean adjusted gross income$89,793
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.3%
Returns, under $25k22.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more8.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$408,600
Owner-occupied87.4%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1999

What the homes are

Detached house92.9%
Attached house1.9%
Mobile home5.2%
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$481,042as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 112.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$481,042$131,936

$131,936 in 2000 to $481,042 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home15.5%
Drives to work alone78.4%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.2%
Health

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

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.2% 1.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.5% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.3% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments63
People employed336
Annual payroll$21,249,000
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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 55.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.5 out of 100
Community resilience40.7 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.

Cold wave89.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide42.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.6Relatively Moderate 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$90,625$67,097$78,538
Income per person$41,730$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$408,600$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership87.4%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%4.7%5.2%
Works from home15.5%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age41.238.938.7
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 stationCHRISTIANA 5W, TN US6.3 km away
Rain in a year58 in

Average high and low by month

January46.9°F / 26.1°F4.9 in rain
February51.5°F / 28.8°F5.33 in rain
March60.1°F / 35.6°F5.77 in rain
April69.7°F / 43.3°F5.02 in rain
May77°F / 52.9°F4.96 in rain
June84.1°F / 61.8°F5 in rain
July87.3°F / 65.3°F4.92 in rain
August87.2°F / 64.1°F3.99 in rain
September82.6°F / 57.2°F4.41 in rain
October71.8°F / 45.1°F3.72 in rain
November59.9°F / 34.9°F4.08 in rain
December50.5°F / 29°F5.82 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rutherford County School District87.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Bedford County School District9.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Murfreesboro City School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Rutherford County School District in Murfreesboro1.5% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37060 Eagleville, TN8.8 km away
37128 Murfreesboro, TN12 km away
37180 Unionville, TN13.9 km away
37127 Murfreesboro, TN14.8 km away
37063 Fosterville, TN15.6 km away
37037 Christiana, TN16 km away
37089 La Vergne, TN16.4 km away
37131 Murfreesboro, TN16.4 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.

Rutherford County90.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Bedford County9.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area52.24 sq mi
Population density94 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.7450, -86.5352

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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