Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:26 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min6:52 am – 4:32 pm
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People17,364 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.96,215 householdsMedian household income $61,843Median home value $239,500Median rent $862 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $940 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 8,163 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 15%, retail 11%Average commute 33 minutes79% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 27°F58 in of rain a yearwettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days48 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lafayette station, 2 mi away; rain from Carthage 8.7 Nne; snow from Bethpage 1 S
Nearby landmarksCold Springspring · 6.6 miHard Scratch Hillpeak · 6.1 miWheeler Springspring · 6.5 miRed Boiling Springs Watershed Lake Number Twolake · 9.2 miLake Number Seventeenlake · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMacon County Parkpark · 1.6 miMacon Fairgrounds Parkrecreation area · 3.8 miCordell Hull Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.2 mi · 29,264 acresOld Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Sitestate park · 18.7 mi · 72 acresBarren River Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.2 mi · 20,297 acresBarren River Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 21.7 mi · 1,124 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMacon County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025248 of 358 days measured109 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 119main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumner County, TN, 26 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLafayette Water Systemserves 21,551 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation957 ft292 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMacon Community Hospital1.9 miPost officeLafayette Post Office2.3 miTown hallLafayette Municipal Building1.7 miPoliceLafayette Police Department1.7 miFire stationLafayette Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA47 miInterstateI-4025 miUS highwayUS 23113 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37083 ZIP area.
