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.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37083 ZIP area.
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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People16,887 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.06,134 householdsMedian household income $60,215Median home value $231,400Median rent $821 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $939 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 8,489 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 15%, retail 14%Average commute 31 minutes79% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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 home81% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
