Postal Codes

37172 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37172 covers Springfield, Tennessee, with a population of about 31,420 and a median household income of $71,103.

Population
31,420175 per square mile
Median age
39.60.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,1031.1× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
14.1%1.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$337,151up 25.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,132about the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
19.1%15.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.4%4.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
665

Where 37172 is

Springfield, 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

Population31,420
Median age39.6
Family households72.9%
Born outside the US9.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.6%
White (non-Hispanic)65.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)13%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino17.3%
Veterans7.2%
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$71,103
Income per person$34,103
Poverty rate14.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k10.9%
$60–75k10.6%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more6.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,890
Mean adjusted gross income$67,092
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$282,000
Median gross rent$1,132
Rent as a share of household income27.5%
Owner-occupied69.4%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house79.2%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units5.2%
5 to 19 units6%
20 or more units1.2%
Mobile home7.2%
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$337,151as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104.1%
Typical asking rent$1,630as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$338,680$107,428

$107,428 in 2000 to $337,151 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%
High school diploma or higher85.5%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone81.9%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.7% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63% 1.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.1% 8.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments665
People employed11,139
Annual payroll$565,648,000
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 64% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.5 out of 100
Community resilience40.4 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.

Strong wind92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake83.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.7Very 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$71,103$67,097$78,538
Income per person$34,103$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate14.1%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$282,000$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,132$1,122$1,348
Homeownership69.4%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%4.7%5.2%
Works from home8.6%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US9.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age39.638.938.7
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 stationSPRINGFIELD EXP STN, TN US4.7 km away
Rain in a year53 in
Snow in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January45.3°F / 27°F4.25 in rain, 1.5 in snow
February49.7°F / 29.7°F4.47 in rain, 2.4 in snow
March58.9°F / 37.3°F4.82 in rain, 1.2 in snow
April69°F / 46.6°F5.34 in rain
May77.2°F / 56.5°F5.64 in rain
June85.1°F / 64.6°F4.26 in rain
July88.5°F / 68.3°F4.36 in rain
August88.1°F / 66.3°F3.72 in rain
September82.3°F / 59.5°F3.76 in rain
October71.2°F / 47.5°F4.17 in rain
November58.7°F / 37.7°F3.77 in rain
December48.7°F / 30.7°F4.73 in rain, 0.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% 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%.

Robertson 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37073 Greenbrier, TN11.6 km away
37032 Cedar Hill, TN12.2 km away
37152 Ridgetop, TN14.5 km away
37202 Nashville, TN18.5 km away
37049 Cross Plains, TN18.8 km away
37188 White House, TN19 km away
37080 Joelton, TN19.5 km away
37141 Orlinda, TN20 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.

Robertson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area179.77 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density175 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5018, -86.8769

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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