Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:24 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min6:49 am – 4:30 pm
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People30,100 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.912,470 householdsMedian household income $70,279Median home value $288,100Median rent $1,007 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,274 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 14,584 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 16%, retail 13%Average commute 21 minutes83% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%Source: 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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuck Mountainpeak · 2.6 miAlgood Mountainpeak · under a mileBuck Lakelake · 1.8 miMaxwell Lakelake · 2.4 miFortis Institute - Cookevillecollege · 3.9 miTennessee Technological Universitycollege · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUpper Cumberland Soccer Complexrecreation area · 2.8 mi · 86 acresPutnam County Community Center & Poolpark · 3.3 miCummins Fallsstate park · 8.3 mi · 211 acresBurgess Fallsstate park · 12.9 mi · 255 acresBlackburn Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 562 acresThe Boils Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 118 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
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation1,075 ft328 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCookeville Regional Medical Center4.4 miPost officeAlgood Post Office1.0 miTown hallAlgood City Hall1.0 miPoliceAlgood Police Department1.0 miFire stationAlgood Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 otherSchoolWhite Plains Academy1.0 miElementaryAlgood Elementary School1.3 miElementaryAlgood Christian Elementary School1.8 miCollegeFortis Institute - Cookeville3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA70 miInterstateI-403.1 miUS highwayUS 70N3.1 miCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound5.1 miTransit2 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 38506 ZIP area.
