Postal Codes

38355 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38355 covers Medina, Tennessee, with a population of about 8,244 and a median household income of $103,343.

Population
8,244221 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$103,3431.5× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
3.7%8.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$325,938up 38.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,166about the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
35.5%0.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
96

Where 38355 is

Medina, 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

Population8,244
Median age39.1
Family households82.2%
Born outside the US3.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.4%
White (non-Hispanic)86.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans9.9%
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$103,343
Income per person$39,799
Poverty rate3.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k0.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k12.4%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k16.6%
$125–150k12.4%
$150–200k15.9%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,370
Mean adjusted gross income$84,964
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.3%
Returns, under $25k23.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.9%
Returns, $200k or more5.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$263,800
Median gross rent$1,166
Rent as a share of household income24.7%
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes3.4%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house89.6%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units1.7%
Mobile home7.6%
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$325,938as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$325,938$127,912

$127,912 in 2000 to $325,938 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home12.2%
Drives to work alone81.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

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

Obesity35.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.2% 7.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.4% 4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.6% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65% 3.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments96
People employed601
Annual payroll$21,612,000
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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 90.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90 out of 100
Community resilience61.9 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.

Tornado97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.3Very 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$103,343$67,097$78,538
Income per person$39,799$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate3.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$263,800$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,166$1,122$1,348
Homeownership83.4%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%4.7%5.2%
Works from home12.2%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.3%5.9%13.9%
Median age39.138.938.7
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 stationJACKSON 4 NE, TN US12.1 km away
Rain in a year55 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January47.5°F / 28.1°F4.27 in rain, 1.5 in snow
February52.1°F / 30.2°F4.63 in rain, 1.1 in snow
March61.4°F / 37.9°F5.69 in rain, 1.5 in snow
April71.5°F / 46.9°F5.01 in rain
May79.4°F / 57.2°F6.04 in rain
June87°F / 65.5°F4.67 in rain
July90.4°F / 69.1°F4.33 in rain
August89.7°F / 67.4°F3.5 in rain
September83.8°F / 59.5°F3.7 in rain
October72.9°F / 47.5°F3.81 in rain
November60.3°F / 36.8°F4.22 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December50.4°F / 30.5°F5.29 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 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.

Jackson-Madison County School System63.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Gibson County School District36.7% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38378 Spring Creek, TN8.5 km away
38362 Oakfield, TN9.5 km away
38338 Gibson, TN10.3 km away
38348 Lavinia, TN13 km away
38358 Milan, TN13 km away
38343 Humboldt, TN13.3 km away
38305 Jackson, TN15.1 km away
38321 Cedar Grove, TN19.9 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.

Madison County63.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Gibson County36.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.39 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density221 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8081, -88.7627

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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