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38482 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38482 covers Santa Fe, Tennessee, with a population of about 1,742 and a median household income of $71,829.

Population
1,74239 per square mile
Median age
45.26.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,8291.1× the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$485,135up 38.5% in five years
Degree or higher
19.2%15.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.3%27.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 38482 is

Santa Fe, 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

Population1,742
Median age45.2
Family households64%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)96.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.7%
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$71,829
Income per person$37,688
Poverty rate3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k7.5%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k6.9%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k19.2%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k3.3%
$150–200k9.4%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed850
Mean adjusted gross income$87,518
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.9%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.6%
Returns, $200k or more5.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$305,200
Owner-occupied92.3%
Vacant homes5.6%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house68.2%
Mobile home27.8%
Boat, RV or van4%
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$485,135as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 162.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$485,135$87,585

$87,585 in 2000 to $485,135 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home13.7%
Drives to work alone79.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.7%
Health

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

Obesity34% 0.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.9% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.3% 7.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.9% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.6% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed33
Annual payroll$1,395,000
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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 67.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss68.9 out of 100
Community resilience49.3 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.

Tornado91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm82.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.2Very 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$71,829$67,097$78,538
Income per person$37,688$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate3.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$305,200$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership92.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%4.7%5.2%
Works from home13.7%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%5.9%13.9%
Median age45.238.938.7
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 stationCOLUMBIA 3 WNW, TN US14.7 km away
Rain in a year57 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January47.9°F / 26.9°F4.6 in rain, 0.3 in snow
February52.4°F / 29.1°F5.11 in rain, 0.4 in snow
March61.5°F / 36°F5.43 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April71.3°F / 44.2°F5.1 in rain
May78.8°F / 53.5°F5.17 in rain
June85.8°F / 62.3°F4.98 in rain
July88.8°F / 66.6°F4.75 in rain
August88.4°F / 64.9°F4.09 in rain
September83.3°F / 57.9°F4.25 in rain
October72.1°F / 45.3°F3.78 in rain
November60.3°F / 34.9°F3.87 in rain
December51.1°F / 29.6°F5.64 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%.

Maury 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 vulnerability12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Walkability2.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38476 Primm Springs, TN10.8 km away
38487 Williamsport, TN13.9 km away
37098 Lyles, TN17.7 km away
38454 Duck River, TN18.6 km away
38401 Columbia, TN18.9 km away
38402 Columbia, TN19.1 km away
37174 Spring Hill, TN22.7 km away
37179 Thompsons Station, TN24.1 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.

Maury County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area44.39 sq mi
Population density39 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.7588, -87.1515

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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