Postal Codes

37221 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37221 covers Nashville, Tennessee, with a population of about 41,811 and a median household income of $99,083.

Population
41,811847 per square mile
Median age
39.50.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$99,0831.5× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$504,293up 22.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,7781.6× the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
62%27 points above the US average
Homeownership
70.4%5.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
701

Where 37221 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

Population41,811
Median age39.5
Family households58.7%
Born outside the US8.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.7%
White (non-Hispanic)79.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
Veterans5.7%
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$99,083
Income per person$57,291
Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k11.9%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more15.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,830
Mean adjusted gross income$109,966
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.5%
Returns, under $25k20.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.7%
Returns, $200k or more11.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$432,900
Median gross rent$1,778
Rent as a share of household income31.8%
Owner-occupied70.4%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house53%
Attached house15.9%
2 to 4 units7.1%
5 to 19 units14.3%
20 or more units9.3%
Mobile home0.4%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$504,293as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.4%
Typical asking rent$1,646as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 15.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 42.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$516,510$180,535

$180,535 in 2000 to $504,293 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,680$1,154

$1,154 in 2016 to $1,646 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher62%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home19.7%
Drives to work alone72.1%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.8%
Health

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

Obesity27.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69% 7.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.1% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.2% 5.8 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 establishments701
People employed7,647
Annual payroll$299,653,000
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 63.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.5 out of 100
Community resilience49.2 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.

River flooding84Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind53.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning9.9Relatively 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$99,083$67,097$78,538
Income per person$57,291$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$432,900$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,778$1,122$1,348
Homeownership70.4%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.7%5.2%
Works from home19.7%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US8.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age39.538.938.7
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 US5.2 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 supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Metropolitan Nashville Public School District91.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Williamson County School District8.1% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37143 Pegram, TN8 km away
37205 Nashville, TN9.9 km away
37069 Franklin, TN10.8 km away
37215 Nashville, TN13.3 km away
37209 Nashville, TN13.5 km away
37082 Kingston Springs, TN14 km away
37212 Nashville, TN16.5 km away
37024 Brentwood, TN16.7 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 County91.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Williamson County8.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area49.34 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq mi
Population density847 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.0662, -86.9639

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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