Postal Codes

37383 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37383 covers Sewanee, Tennessee, with a population of about 326.

Population
3262,229 per square mile
Median age
20.817.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 37383 is

Sewanee, 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

Population326
Median age20.8
Born outside the US4.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.9%
White (non-Hispanic)88.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$2,804
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Works from home3.2%
Drives to work alone42.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.7%
Health

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

Obesity20.1% 13.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.7% 10.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.1% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure11.2% 22.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.2% 9.1 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%
Depression34.1% 12.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15% 10.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis5.5% 19.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication27.1% 47.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)1.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.2% 5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening69.7% 16.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.7% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening82.5% 18.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.9% 4.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability2.7% 4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol14.7% 21.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Poor mental health (14+ days)25.5% 8.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability3% 11 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.3% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability0.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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 57.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss46.5 out of 100
Community resilience30.5 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.

Cold wave93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$67,097$78,538
Income per person$2,804$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate13.8%12.4%
Median home value$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.7%5.2%
Works from home3.2%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US4.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age20.838.938.7
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 stationSEWANEE, TN US2.8 km away
Rain in a year64 in

Average high and low by month

January45.4°F / 29°F5.5 in rain
February49.3°F / 31.9°F5.2 in rain
March58.2°F / 39.8°F5.38 in rain
April67.4°F / 47.8°F6.41 in rain
May74.3°F / 55.8°F4.91 in rain
June80.9°F / 62.9°F5.8 in rain
July84.1°F / 66.2°F5.59 in rain
August83.7°F / 65.5°F4.72 in rain
September78.1°F / 60°F5.09 in rain
October68.4°F / 49.6°F4.21 in rain
November57.6°F / 40.2°F4.86 in rain
December48.2°F / 33°F6.37 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 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%.

Franklin County 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37375 Sewanee, TN2.4 km away
37356 Monteagle, TN9.9 km away
37318 Cowan, TN10.3 km away
37376 Sherwood, TN15.2 km away
37324 Decherd, TN15.3 km away
37366 Pelham, TN15.8 km away
37387 Tracy City, TN18.3 km away
37398 Winchester, TN19.1 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.

Franklin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.15 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density2,229 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.1805, -85.9035

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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