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38059 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38059 covers Newbern, Tennessee, with a population of about 8,822 and a median household income of $57,182.

Population
8,82267 per square mile
Median age
34.64.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$57,18215% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
14.7%2.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$200,369up 30.8% in five years
Median rent
$80428% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
26.8%8.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.8%2.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
87

Where 38059 is

Newbern, 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

Population8,822
Median age34.6
Family households67.6%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)82.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino6.9%
Veterans5.9%
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$57,182
Income per person$27,294
Poverty rate14.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k9.0%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k7.2%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k13.2%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k12.6%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,280
Mean adjusted gross income$59,388
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k29.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.5%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$146,400
Median gross rent$804
Rent as a share of household income21.7%
Owner-occupied67.8%
Vacant homes5.2%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house79.2%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units10.1%
5 to 19 units0.5%
Mobile home10%
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$200,369as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$200,369$90,575

$91,236 in 2000 to $200,369 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%
High school diploma or higher89.7%
Works from home6.2%
Drives to work alone89.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.9%
Health

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

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.2% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression31% 9.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.6% 3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments87
People employed1,815
Annual payroll$91,013,000
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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 85.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.7 out of 100
Community resilience45.7 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.

Earthquake95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding19.3Relatively 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$57,182$67,097$78,538
Income per person$27,294$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate14.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$146,400$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$804$1,122$1,348
Homeownership67.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%4.7%5.2%
Works from home6.2%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age34.638.938.7
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 stationDYERSBURG III GOLF, TN US18.1 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January47.3°F / 29.2°F3.8 in rain
February51.7°F / 31.8°F4.56 in rain
March61.1°F / 40.2°F5.87 in rain
April71°F / 49°F5.08 in rain
May79.7°F / 59.5°F5.38 in rain
June87.6°F / 67.7°F4.47 in rain
July90.1°F / 70.7°F4.29 in rain
August89.5°F / 68.5°F3.27 in rain
September83.7°F / 61.3°F2.64 in rain
October73°F / 48.8°F4.16 in rain
November59.5°F / 38.3°F4.54 in rain
December50.4°F / 32.6°F5.19 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%.

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

Dyer County School District86.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Gibson County School District13.4% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38259 Trimble, TN12.6 km away
38389 Yorkville, TN13.1 km away
38024 Dyersburg, TN13.4 km away
38025 Dyersburg, TN14.1 km away
38070 Tigrett, TN16.6 km away
38331 Eaton, TN18.2 km away
38007 Bogota, TN18.2 km away
38240 Obion, TN18.5 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.

Dyer County86.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Gibson County13.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area131.2 sq mi
Water area0.1 sq mi
Population density67 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.1009, -89.2514

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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