Postal Codes

37216 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37216 covers Nashville, Tennessee, with a population of about 18,933 and a median household income of $82,134.

Population
18,9332,814 per square mile
Median age
34.24.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$82,1341.2× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
7.8%4.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$503,686up 22.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,5071.3× the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
56.9%21.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
71.7%6.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
338

Where 37216 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

Population18,933
Median age34.2
Family households47.4%
Born outside the US5.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)68.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)15.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Hispanic or Latino7.2%
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$82,134
Income per person$48,934
Poverty rate7.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k8.8%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k11.9%
$150–200k10.0%
$200k or more9.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,010
Mean adjusted gross income$85,958
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.8%
Returns, under $25k20.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$404,100
Median gross rent$1,507
Rent as a share of household income29.1%
Owner-occupied71.7%
Vacant homes6.6%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house76.8%
Attached house6.3%
2 to 4 units9.8%
5 to 19 units4.6%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home0.3%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$503,686as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87.5%
Typical asking rent$2,132as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$519,697$107,283

$107,283 in 2000 to $503,686 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,132$1,377

$1,377 in 2018 to $2,132 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home27%
Drives to work alone64.8%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.2%
Health

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

Obesity29.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 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%
Depression29% 7.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19% 6.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.5% 3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments338
People employed2,952
Annual payroll$123,834,000
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 38.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.4 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.

Earthquake81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather31.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide25.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.1Very 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$82,134$67,097$78,538
Income per person$48,934$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate7.8%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$404,100$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,507$1,122$1,348
Homeownership71.7%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate3%4.7%5.2%
Works from home27%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US5.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age34.238.938.7
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 stationSHELBY BOTTOMS NATURE, TN US5.2 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 supermarket44% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket17% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability9.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37206 Nashville, TN3.9 km away
37207 Nashville, TN4.4 km away
37115 Madison, TN5.7 km away
37116 Madison, TN6.1 km away
37224 Nashville, TN6.1 km away
37227 Nashville, TN6.1 km away
37229 Nashville, TN6.1 km away
37230 Nashville, TN6.1 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.

Davidson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.73 sq mi
Water area0.1 sq mi
Population density2,814 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2125, -86.7257

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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