Postal Codes

37205 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37205 covers Nashville, Tennessee, with a population of about 24,557 and a median household income of $133,068.

Population
24,5571,722 per square mile
Median age
48.49.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$133,0682.0× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,085,560up 37.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,8191.6× the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
76.5%41.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
69.1%4.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
790

Where 37205 is

Nashville, 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

Population24,557
Median age48.4
Family households57.2%
Born outside the US5.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)89.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans4.8%
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$133,068
Income per person$103,909
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k5.7%
$75–100k8.0%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more32.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,470
Mean adjusted gross income$389,105
Returns declaring $200,000 or more32.7%
Returns, under $25k17.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.6%
Returns, $200k or more32.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$890,000
Median gross rent$1,819
Rent as a share of household income34.4%
Owner-occupied69.1%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house58.2%
Attached house6.5%
2 to 4 units5.4%
5 to 19 units11.4%
20 or more units18.1%
Mobile home0.3%
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$1,085,560as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.7%
Typical asking rent$2,242as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,085,560$301,333

$301,333 in 2000 to $1,085,560 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$2,242$1,627

$1,627 in 2019 to $2,242 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.5%
High school diploma or higher98.3%
Works from home22.9%
Drives to work alone69.6%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.5%
Health

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

Obesity25.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.1% 1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.1% 5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.6% 13.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.7% 5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.2% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments790
People employed13,934
Annual payroll$1,059,789,000
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 58.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.6 out of 100
Community resilience45.4 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.

Earthquake82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide48.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm35.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10.5Very 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$133,068$67,097$78,538
Income per person$103,909$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$890,000$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,819$1,122$1,348
Homeownership69.1%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.5%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%4.7%5.2%
Works from home22.9%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US5.5%5.9%13.9%
Median age48.438.938.7
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 stationWARNER PARK, TN US6.6 km away
Rain in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January47.8°F / 27.7°F5.23 in rain
February52.3°F / 31.2°F5 in rain
March61.4°F / 38.4°F4.73 in rain
April70.6°F / 47.1°F4.74 in rain
May77.4°F / 56.2°F5.51 in rain
June83.4°F / 64.3°F4.5 in rain
July87°F / 68.5°F4.73 in rain
August86.9°F / 67.2°F3.51 in rain
September81.6°F / 59.7°F4.2 in rain
October71.4°F / 48°F3.88 in rain
November59.8°F / 36.9°F3.52 in rain
December51.2°F / 31.2°F4.35 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 supermarket70% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket9% 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%.

Metropolitan Nashville Public 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability9.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37215 Nashville, TN4.5 km away
37209 Nashville, TN4.9 km away
37212 Nashville, TN6.6 km away
37203 Nashville, TN8.2 km away
37204 Nashville, TN8.5 km away
37246 Nashville, TN8.8 km away
37208 Nashville, TN9.1 km away
37222 Nashville, TN9.7 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.

Davidson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area14.26 sq mi
Population density1,722 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.1114, -86.8690

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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