Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:22 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min6:47 am – 4:28 pm
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People1,205 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.0420 householdsMedian household income $51,635Median home value $196,60095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $662 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting13.0% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 361 employedMain industries: manufacturing 33%, other services 23%, education and health care 13%Average commute 21 minutes75% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Korean 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 27°F60 in of rain a year, on about 99 dayswettest month March13 in of snow a year, on about 8 days6 days above 90°F, 90 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Allardt station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksMar-Jeanne Farm Lakelake · 3.5 miThe Horse Poundpeak · 3.1 miLost Mountainpeak · 5.6 miBoiling Springspring · 6.4 miS Thomas Burnett Lake Number Twolake · 7.5 miKatron Sediment Basin Number One Reservoirreservoir · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsColditz Cove Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 161 acresAlpine Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 1,709 acresPickettstate park · 18.8 mi · 3,876 acresAlvin C Yorkstate park · 18.8 mi · 336 acresFrozen Headstate park · 22.0 mi · 19,164 acresDale Hollow Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.6 mi · 44,125 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 12 Dec 201848 mi away, near Decatur, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.4 on 12 Dec 201848 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFentress 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, nearest monitors: Putnam County, TN, 28 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFentress County U.d.serves 16,845 people from surface water purchased4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,735 ft529 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJamestown Regional Medical Center12.3 miPost officeGrimsley Post Office1.4 miFire stationFentress County Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 Grimsley1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementarySouth Fentress Elementary School1.2 miHighClarkrange High School1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS65 miInterstateI-4016 miUS highwayUS 1271.2 miCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38565 ZIP area.
