Postal Codes

38587 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 38587 covers Walling, Tennessee, with a population of about 1,169 and a median household income of $39,789.

Population
1,16939 per square mile
Median age
47.99.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$39,78941% below the Tennessee median
Poverty rate
10.7%1.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$289,743up 38.1% in five years
Degree or higher
27.7%7.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.5%24.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 38587 is

Walling, 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

Population1,169
Median age47.9
Family households53.1%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)94.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans8.4%
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$39,789
Income per person$35,215
Poverty rate10.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.7%
$10–15k15.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k11.0%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k17.0%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k13.2%
$75–100k7.9%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k1.5%
$150–200k0.3%
$200k or more10.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed670
Mean adjusted gross income$59,139
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$202,600
Rent as a share of household income27.6%
Owner-occupied89.5%
Vacant homes6%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house79%
2 to 4 units1.5%
Mobile home17%
Boat, RV or van2.6%
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$289,743as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 129.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$289,743$63,124

$63,124 in 2003 to $289,743 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home0.6%
Drives to work alone96.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13%
Health

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

Obesity39.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.6% 8.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.1% 10 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27% 6.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.2% 9.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.1% 12 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.2% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.5% 9.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42% 11.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.2% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.8% 11.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed83
Annual payroll$2,390,000
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 51.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.1 out of 100
Community resilience27.2 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.

Winter weather92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8Very 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$39,789$67,097$78,538
Income per person$35,215$37,866$43,289
Poverty rate10.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$202,600$256,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,122$1,348
Homeownership89.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%30.4%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%4.7%5.2%
Works from home0.6%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age47.938.938.7
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 stationROCK ISLAND SP, TN US7 km away
Rain in a year59 in

Average high and low by month

January47.7°F / 29.3°F5.09 in rain
February52.5°F / 32.3°F5.11 in rain
March61.6°F / 39.1°F6.02 in rain
April70.4°F / 46.7°F5.16 in rain
May77.9°F / 56.2°F4.78 in rain
June84.2°F / 64.4°F5.37 in rain
July86.7°F / 67.5°F5.29 in rain
August85.8°F / 66.7°F4.29 in rain
September80.1°F / 60.8°F4.04 in rain
October70.7°F / 48.1°F3.46 in rain
November60.5°F / 38.3°F4.56 in rain
December52°F / 32.4°F6.24 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%.

White 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

38579 Quebeck, TN7.4 km away
38559 Doyle, TN9.7 km away
38550 Campaign, TN10.7 km away
38581 Rock Island, TN12.6 km away
37166 Smithville, TN18.1 km away
38583 Sparta, TN18.1 km away
38585 Spencer, TN23.3 km away
37110 Mcminnville, TN24.8 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.

White County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.87 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq mi
Population density39 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8695, -85.6185

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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