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37396 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 37396 covers Whiteside, Tennessee.

Median age
80.341.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 37396 is

Whiteside, 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

Median age80.3
Family households39.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans39.1%
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

Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k68.8%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k31.2%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed150
Mean adjusted gross income$45,953
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k46.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k0.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k20.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes37.7%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house50.6%
Mobile home49.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher37.5%
Health

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

Obesity38.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.2% 13.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39% 13.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.3% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.5% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52% 9.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.3% 12.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability12.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.7% 7.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.9% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.8% 9.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 84.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss77.7 out of 100
Community resilience23.8 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.

Strong wind97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning68.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.1Relatively 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$67,097$78,538
Income per person$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate0%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership100%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5.2%
Works from home11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.9%13.9%
Median age80.338.938.7
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 stationLOOKOUT MTN-POINT PARK, TN US14.2 km away
Rain in a year59 in

Average high and low by month

January45.6°F / 28.7°F5.53 in rain
February49.4°F / 31.4°F5.99 in rain
March58.3°F / 38.6°F5.59 in rain
April67.7°F / 47.4°F5.52 in rain
May74.2°F / 56.8°F4.31 in rain
June80.5°F / 64.7°F4.21 in rain
July83.8°F / 67.4°F4.78 in rain
August82.4°F / 66.6°F3.98 in rain
September77.6°F / 61.3°F4.92 in rain
October67.4°F / 50.6°F3.78 in rain
November56.8°F / 39.8°F4.62 in rain
December48.5°F / 32.4°F5.37 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%.

Marion 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

37340 Guild, TN3.6 km away
30757 Wildwood, GA6.2 km away
30752 Trenton, GA9.7 km away
30750 Lookout Mountain, GA12.3 km away
37419 Chattanooga, TN12.8 km away
35958 Bryant, AL13.1 km away
37350 Lookout Mountain, TN13.4 km away
37347 Jasper, TN14.8 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.

Marion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.97 sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.9873, -85.4977

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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