Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:25 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min6:49 am – 4:31 pm
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People960 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 19.10 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 369 employedMain industries: education and health care 44%, hospitality, food and recreation 38%, retail 7%Average commute 16 minutes45% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 46% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 27°F60 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month December6 in of snow a year, on about 5 days29 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cookeville station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksTennessee Technological Universitycollege · under a milePilot Knobpeak · 2.9 miBuck Mountainpeak · 4.1 miFortis Institute - Cookevillecollege · 2.6 miCane Creek Lakelake · 2.2 miBuck Lakelake · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsParkview Ballfieldsrecreation area · 1.4 miPutnam County Community Center & Poolpark · 1.5 miCummins Fallsstate park · 6.1 mi · 211 acresBurgess Fallsstate park · 9.5 mi · 255 acresBlackburn Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 562 acresCenter Hill Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.2 mi · 40,398 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200728 mi away, near Spencer, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200728 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPutnam County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025323 of 359 days measured36 moderate daysMedian index 30, worst day 66main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Putnam County monitors, TN
Drinking waterCookeville Water Deptserves 49,711 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,140 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCookeville Regional Medical Centerunder a milePost officeBroad Street Station Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCookeville City Hallunder a milePolicePutnam County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationCookeville Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolHighland Rim Academyunder a mileElementaryJere Whitson Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryCapshaw Elementary School1.2 miCollegeTennessee Technological Universityright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA66 miInterstateI-403.2 miUS highwayUS 70Nunder a mileCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound2.4 miTransit27 stops within a mileUpper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38505 ZIP area.
