Postal Codes

38572 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38572 covers Crossville, Tennessee, with a population of about 12,030 and a median household income of $53,523.

Population
12,03076 per square mile
Median age
53.414.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$53,52320% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
9.2%3.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$291,165up 40.7% in five years
Median rent
$85324% below the Tennessee median
Degree or higher
13.6%21.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.7%26.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
83

Where 38572 is

Crossville, 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

Population12,030
Median age53.4
Family households68.9%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)95.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans11.4%
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$53,523
Income per person$31,724
Poverty rate9.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k6.7%
$45–50k7.2%
$50–60k12.0%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k15.4%
$100–125k5.8%
$125–150k4.8%
$150–200k1.8%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,980
Mean adjusted gross income$58,605
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.4%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$194,900
Median gross rent$853
Rent as a share of household income22.4%
Owner-occupied91.7%
Vacant homes15.9%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house77.5%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units2.3%
Mobile home15.6%
Boat, RV or van1.5%
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$291,165as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 138.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$291,165$76,407

$76,407 in 2000 to $291,165 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home10.1%
Drives to work alone79.6%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.1%
Health

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

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.1% 15 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.5% 7.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.3% 15.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12% 4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82% 7.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.9% 6.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.1% 10.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46% 9.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.7% 7.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.3% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments83
People employed497
Annual payroll$11,615,000
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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 55.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.2 out of 100
Community resilience19.4 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.

Lightning92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave1.9Relatively 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$53,523$67,097$78,538
Income per person$31,724$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate9.2%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$194,900$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$853$1,122$1,348
Homeownership91.7%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%4.7%5.2%
Works from home10.1%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age53.438.938.7
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 stationCROSSVILLE MEM AP, TN US12.2 km away
Rain in a year58 in

Average high and low by month

January44.3°F / 26.4°F4.95 in rain
February48.1°F / 29.5°F5.13 in rain
March56.3°F / 35.7°F5.44 in rain
April66.4°F / 44.4°F5.47 in rain
May73.5°F / 52.9°F5.18 in rain
June80.1°F / 60.4°F4.93 in rain
July83.2°F / 64.4°F5.46 in rain
August82.7°F / 63.1°F3.61 in rain
September77.3°F / 56.6°F4.14 in rain
October67.5°F / 45.2°F3.14 in rain
November56.3°F / 35.6°F4.74 in rain
December47.4°F / 30.2°F5.34 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 supermarket79% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Cumberland County School District91.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Bledsoe County School District8.7% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38555 Crossville, TN14.5 km away
38578 Pleasant Hill, TN16 km away
38557 Crossville, TN18.9 km away
37367 Pikeville, TN24.1 km away
38571 Crossville, TN25 km away
37337 Grandview, TN26.2 km away
37332 Evensville, TN27.7 km away
38558 Crossville, TN29.3 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.

Cumberland County91.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Bledsoe County8.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area158.5 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq mi
Population density76 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8487, -85.1308

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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