Postal Codes

37212 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37212 covers Nashville, Tennessee, with a population of about 20,046 and a median household income of $86,461.

Population
20,0467,289 per square mile
Median age
24.114.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$86,4611.3× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$754,568up 23.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,5651.4× the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
77.5%42.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
41.8%23.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
731

Where 37212 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

Population20,046
Median age24.1
Family households38.6%
Born outside the US10.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.2%
White (non-Hispanic)71.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.3%
Hispanic or Latino4%
Veterans1.3%
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$86,461
Income per person$63,340
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.3%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more21.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,900
Mean adjusted gross income$221,221
Returns declaring $200,000 or more21%
Returns, under $25k21.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.5%
Returns, $200k or more21.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$928,500
Median gross rent$1,565
Rent as a share of household income30.6%
Owner-occupied41.8%
Vacant homes18%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house36.2%
Attached house9%
2 to 4 units11.3%
5 to 19 units14.2%
20 or more units29.2%
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$754,568as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.4%
Typical asking rent$2,181as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 21.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$786,786$172,815

$172,815 in 2000 to $754,568 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$2,181$1,657

$1,657 in 2019 to $2,181 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.5%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home28.8%
Drives to work alone46%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.8%
Health

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

Obesity22.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes4.7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure18.4% 15.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression32% 10.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis13.5% 11.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication56.7% 18 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening78.1% 7.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.8% 3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability3.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol23.8% 12.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability5.8% 8.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.8% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments731
People employed13,498
Annual payroll$870,643,000
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 35.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss45.8 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.

Earthquake82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind56.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm31.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide22.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10.1Relatively 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$86,461$67,097$78,538
Income per person$63,340$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$928,500$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,565$1,122$1,348
Homeownership41.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher77.5%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%4.7%5.2%
Works from home28.8%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US10.1%5.9%13.9%
Median age24.138.938.7
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 stationSHELBY BOTTOMS NATURE, TN US7.7 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January48°F / 27.5°F4.7 in rain
February52.2°F / 31.2°F4.6 in rain
March61.9°F / 38.6°F5.38 in rain
April72°F / 47.4°F4.81 in rain
May79.9°F / 55.7°F5.3 in rain
June86.7°F / 63.9°F4.33 in rain
July89.3°F / 67.9°F4.33 in rain
August88.6°F / 67°F3.72 in rain
September83.6°F / 59.3°F4.22 in rain
October73.2°F / 47.2°F3.77 in rain
November61.6°F / 36.7°F3.8 in rain
December51.1°F / 31.7°F4.28 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 supermarket25% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability15.9 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37203 Nashville, TN2 km away
37246 Nashville, TN2.9 km away
37204 Nashville, TN3.8 km away
37243 Nashville, TN3.9 km away
37222 Nashville, TN3.9 km away
37219 Nashville, TN4.1 km away
37201 Nashville, TN4.1 km away
37215 Nashville, TN4.3 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 area2.75 sq mi
Population density7,289 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.1337, -86.8006

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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