Postal Codes

37381 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37381 covers Spring City, Tennessee, with a population of about 10,170 and a median household income of $57,553.

Population
10,17075 per square mile
Median age
48.49.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,55314% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
20.6%8.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$265,617up 25.6% in five years
Median rent
$76132% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.9%13.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
103

Where 37381 is

Spring City, 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

Population10,170
Median age48.4
Family households67.4%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans12.4%
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$57,553
Income per person$30,053
Poverty rate20.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k7.4%
$15–20k6.7%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k10.4%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more4.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,040
Mean adjusted gross income$65,671
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.2%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$208,600
Median gross rent$761
Rent as a share of household income44.6%
Owner-occupied78.9%
Vacant homes19.6%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house71.8%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units0.9%
Mobile home23.5%
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$265,617as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$265,617$67,722

$67,722 in 2000 to $265,617 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher79.8%
Works from home9.6%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.1%
Health

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

Obesity43% 9.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18% 6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.9% 9.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.2% 8.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.5% 15.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.7% 7.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.6% 12.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44% 7.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability12.4% 4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.5% 6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments103
People employed906
Annual payroll$37,205,000
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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 68.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.6 out of 100
Community resilience22.2 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.

Landslide96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.1Relatively 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$57,553$67,097$78,538
Income per person$30,053$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate20.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$208,600$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$761$1,122$1,348
Homeownership78.9%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%4.7%5.2%
Works from home9.6%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%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 stationSPRING CITY, TN US3.7 km away
Rain in a year59 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January47.5°F / 26.2°F5.71 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February51.7°F / 29.2°F5.24 in rain, 0.7 in snow
March60.4°F / 35.2°F5.46 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April70.6°F / 43.5°F5.6 in rain
May77.2°F / 53.5°F4.13 in rain
June83.9°F / 62.2°F5.06 in rain
July86.9°F / 66.5°F5.61 in rain
August86.7°F / 65.2°F3.07 in rain
September81°F / 58.4°F4.77 in rain
October70.8°F / 45.5°F3.63 in rain
November58.8°F / 34.8°F5.11 in rain
December50.3°F / 29.5°F6.01 in rain, 0.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket68% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rhea County School District79.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Bledsoe County School District20.3% 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 vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37337 Grandview, TN8.4 km away
37880 Ten Mile, TN14.9 km away
37332 Evensville, TN20.3 km away
37322 Decatur, TN20.7 km away
37854 Rockwood, TN22.1 km away
37826 Niota, TN25.6 km away
37321 Dayton, TN27.7 km away
37723 Crab Orchard, TN28.9 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.

Rhea County79.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Bledsoe County20.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area136.17 sq mi
Water area13.95 sq mi
Population density75 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.6935, -84.8198

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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