Local servicesHospitalVanderbilt Bedford Hospital5.4 miPost officeBell Buckle Post Office4.3 miTown hallBell Buckle Town Hall4.3 miPoliceWartrace Police Department8.5 miFire stationBell Buckle Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMiddle Tennessee State University14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA37 miInterstateI-247.6 miUS highwayUS 2311.5 miCoachMurfreesboro Bus StopFlixBus15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37020 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37020 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min5:30 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min6:51 am – 4:36 pm
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People5,000 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.41,998 householdsMedian household income $86,034Median home value $345,100Median rent $1,151 a month95% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,429 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 2,474 employedMain industries: manufacturing 24%, education and health care 19%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 31 minutes67% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 5%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 26°F58 in of rain a yearwettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days31 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Christiana 5w station, 7 mi away; snow from Shelbyville Water Dept
Nearby landmarksHickory Hillpeak · 2.2 miBare Knobpeak · under a mileBig Springspring · 3.7 miJones Springspring · 1.8 miMorgan Lakelake · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShelbyville City Parkpark · 9.0 mi · 95 acresBarfield Cresent Parkpark · 9.1 mi · 405 acresLytle Creek Refugestate conservation land · 11.7 miHenry Hortonstate park · 15.8 mi · 1,524 acresNormandy Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 747 acresStones River National Battlefieldhistoric site · 16.2 mi · 662 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202045 mi away, near Sewanee, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBedford County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025299 of 358 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 74main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Maury County, TN, 38 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBell Buckle Water Systemserves 2,633 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest May 2023: coliform bacteria, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation927 ft283 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
