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38569 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38569 covers Lancaster, Tennessee.

Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$435,085up 28.5% in five years
Degree or higher
41.6%6.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
81.6%16.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 38569 is

Lancaster, 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

Family households60.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.6%
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 rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k22.4%
$50–60k18.4%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k17.6%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k28.8%
$200k or more12.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed160
Mean adjusted gross income$85,844
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k25.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$334,800
Owner-occupied81.6%
Vacant homes46.8%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house66.4%
Attached house15.7%
Mobile home17.9%
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$435,085as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 139%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$435,085$99,787

$100,302 in 2000 to $435,085 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.6%
High school diploma or higher98.4%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more38.9%
Health

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

Obesity39.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.2% 8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45% 10.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.7% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.8% 6.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.4% 12.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.1% 5.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.8% 10.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.5% 7.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 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)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.5% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed8
Annual payroll$509,000
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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 78.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.7 out of 100
Community resilience28.2 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 wind96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.7Relatively 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 rate6.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$334,800$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership81.6%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.6%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.7%5.2%
Works from home0%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.9%13.9%
Median age38.938.7
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 stationLANCASTER EDGAR EVINS MARINA, TN US3 km away
Rain in a year57 in

Average high and low by month

January47.8°F / 28.5°F4.85 in rain
February51.8°F / 30.8°F5.14 in rain
March60.9°F / 37.6°F5.29 in rain
April71.3°F / 46.6°F4.8 in rain
May78.8°F / 56.5°F4.76 in rain
June86.1°F / 65°F5.2 in rain
July89.4°F / 68.4°F5.36 in rain
August88.5°F / 66.8°F3.91 in rain
September83.4°F / 61.3°F4.01 in rain
October71.8°F / 49.8°F3.54 in rain
November60.9°F / 39.5°F4.04 in rain
December51.4°F / 32.7°F5.9 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.

Smith County School District52.2% of this ZIP code's land area
DeKalb County School District47.8% 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38567 Hickman, TN5 km away
38582 Silver Point, TN10.9 km away
38552 Chestnut Mound, TN12.2 km away
38548 Buffalo Valley, TN13 km away
37095 Liberty, TN14.1 km away
37059 Dowelltown, TN14.4 km away
38547 Brush Creek, TN14.9 km away
38560 Elmwood, TN15.7 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.

Smith County52.2% of this ZIP code's land area
DeKalb County47.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.41 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.0954, -85.8551

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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