Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:25 am – 8:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min6:50 am – 4:31 pm
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People6,493 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.12,748 householdsMedian household income $39,398Median home value $148,100Median rent $689 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $632 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 2,804 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 18%, construction 11%Average commute 30 minutes76% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 24°F57 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month December5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days48 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesboro station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsCordell Hull Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.3 mi · 29,264 acresCordell Hull Refugestate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 2,603 acresCordell Hull Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 14,523 acresThe Boils Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 118 acresBlackburn Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 562 acresCummins Fallsstate park · 8.3 mi · 211 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 200742 mi away, near Spencer, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200742 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowHail Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Putnam County, TN, 17 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJackson County U.d. #3serves 3,917 people from surface water purchased15 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation569 ft173 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCookeville Regional Medical Center15.1 miPost officeGainesboro Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGainesboro City Hallunder a milePoliceJackson County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationJackson County Rescue Squadunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryGainesboro Elementary Schoolright hereSchoolNew Hope Christian Academyunder a mileCollegeTennessee Technological University15.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA59 miInterstateI-4015 miUS highwayUS 70N12 miCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38562 ZIP area.
