Postal Codes

38001 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38001 covers Alamo, Tennessee, with a population of about 4,208 and a median household income of $49,911.

Population
4,20862 per square mile
Median age
35.92.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$49,91126% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
17%4.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$184,524up 37.1% in five years
Median rent
$79130% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
11.3%23.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
62%3 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
109

Where 38001 is

Alamo, 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

Population4,208
Median age35.9
Family households66.8%
Born outside the US7.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)70.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino16.2%
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$49,911
Income per person$29,744
Poverty rate17%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k6.4%
$15–20k7.8%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k7.4%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k5.8%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k14.5%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k2.2%
$150–200k4.1%
$200k or more2.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,950
Mean adjusted gross income$52,845
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$119,900
Median gross rent$791
Owner-occupied62%
Vacant homes12.1%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house78%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units7.3%
5 to 19 units4.3%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home8%
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$184,524as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$184,524$65,418

$65,418 in 2000 to $184,524 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%
High school diploma or higher83.3%
Works from home2.2%
Drives to work alone84.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.2%
Health

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

Obesity42.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.2% 7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.6% 8.5 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)15.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.6% 9.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.3% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments109
People employed1,145
Annual payroll$55,693,000
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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 91% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.3 out of 100
Community resilience40.1 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.

Earthquake97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.9Relatively 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$49,911$67,097$78,538
Income per person$29,744$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate17%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$119,900$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$791$1,122$1,348
Homeownership62%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%4.7%5.2%
Works from home2.2%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US7.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age35.938.938.7
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 stationALAMO 1 N, TN US5.3 km away
Rain in a year54 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January46.5°F / 29.1°F4.23 in rain, 1.3 in snow
February50.7°F / 32.5°F4.26 in rain, 1.5 in snow
March59.6°F / 40.2°F5.22 in rain, 0.7 in snow
April70°F / 49.5°F4.72 in rain
May78.3°F / 59.3°F5.44 in rain
June85.9°F / 67.2°F4.53 in rain
July88.6°F / 69.7°F3.53 in rain
August88.2°F / 67.6°F3.83 in rain
September82.8°F / 60.2°F3.76 in rain
October72.2°F / 48.8°F3.83 in rain
November59.7°F / 39.3°F4.87 in rain
December49.5°F / 32.7°F5.38 in rain, 0.2 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 supermarket65% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket65% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Crockett County School District45% of this ZIP code's land area
Alamo City School District27.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Crockett County School District in Alamo27.5% 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 vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics93more vulnerable than 93% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38050 Maury City, TN6.1 km away
38021 Crockett Mills, TN7.4 km away
38006 Bells, TN13.1 km away
38034 Friendship, TN13.4 km away
38336 Fruitvale, TN14.3 km away
38337 Gadsden, TN16.7 km away
38070 Tigrett, TN17.6 km away
38331 Eaton, 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.

Crockett County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area67.37 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density62 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8017, -89.1765

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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