Postal Codes

37160 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37160 covers Shelbyville, Tennessee, with a population of about 36,422 and a median household income of $58,899.

Population
36,422156 per square mile
Median age
35.73 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,89912% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
16.3%3.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$314,914up 32.4% in five years
Median rent
$92418% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
15.6%19.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.5%2.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
708

Where 37160 is

Shelbyville, 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

Population36,422
Median age35.7
Family households70.6%
Born outside the US9%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.1%
White (non-Hispanic)66.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino20.9%
Veterans6.3%
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

Median household income$58,899
Income per person$28,741
Poverty rate16.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k6.0%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k6.7%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k13.5%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k4.4%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed16,120
Mean adjusted gross income$62,023
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k30.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$257,700
Median gross rent$924
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied62.5%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house71.9%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units7%
5 to 19 units6.9%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home11.2%
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$314,914as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 138.2%
Typical asking rent$1,415as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$314,914$93,254

$93,254 in 2000 to $314,914 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%
High school diploma or higher83.2%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone73%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21%
Health

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

Obesity45.4% 12 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)17% 5.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.6% 7.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.5% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.3% 4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.9% 9.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.8% 4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.7% 6.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments708
People employed12,621
Annual payroll$635,565,000
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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 78.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.5 out of 100
Community resilience22.9 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 wave93.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.9Relatively 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$58,899$67,097$78,538
Income per person$28,741$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate16.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$257,700$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$924$1,122$1,348
Homeownership62.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.7%5.2%
Works from home7.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US9%5.9%13.9%
Median age35.738.938.7
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 stationSHELBYVILLE WATER DEPT, TN US1.5 km away
Rain in a year59 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January49.4°F / 28.9°F5.29 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February53.8°F / 31.7°F5.63 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March62.5°F / 38.7°F5.79 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April72°F / 47.1°F4.99 in rain
May79.5°F / 56.2°F5.05 in rain
June86.4°F / 64.3°F5.03 in rain
July89.4°F / 68.3°F5.07 in rain
August89°F / 66.6°F4.24 in rain
September83.9°F / 59.7°F4.22 in rain
October73.4°F / 47.9°F3.65 in rain
November61.6°F / 37.1°F4.35 in rain
December52.4°F / 31.7°F6.05 in rain, 0.1 in snow
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 supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bedford County School District97.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Moore County School District2.1% 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 status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37161 Shelbyville, TN0.4 km away
37162 Shelbyville, TN2.9 km away
37183 Wartrace, TN12.5 km away
37180 Unionville, TN17.7 km away
37020 Bell Buckle, TN17.9 km away
37063 Fosterville, TN19.5 km away
37360 Normandy, TN19.8 km away
37019 Belfast, TN24.1 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.

Bedford County97.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Moore County2.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area233.28 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq mi
Population density156 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.4863, -86.4624

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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