Local servicesHospitalHighpoint Health - Sewanee with Ascension Saint Thomas5.3 miPost officeMonteagle Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMonteagle City Hallunder a milePoliceMonteagle Police Department1.0 miFire stationMonteagle Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMonteagle Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSewanee The University of the South5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA38 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA78 miInterstateI-24under a mileUS highwayUS 64under a mileCoachManchester ShellGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37356 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37356 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:29 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min6:48 am – 4:34 pm
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People2,324 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.1952 householdsMedian household income $53,792Median home value $278,900Median rent $745 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $979 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 826 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, public administration 24%, manufacturing 20%Average commute 20 minutes85% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, other Indo-European languages 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 26°F67 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month December5 in of snow a year, on about 4 days6 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monteagle station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksLaurel Lakelake · under a mileMonteagle Fallswaterfall · 1.9 miForrest Pointcape · 2.1 miBridal Veil Fallswaterfall · 2.2 miSouth Cumberland State Park Welcome Centervisitor center · 2.6 miAlpine View Pointcape · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Cumberlandstate park · 5.0 mi · 5,047 acresMountain Goat Trail (Worrell I)park · 3.0 miSouth Cumberland (Anderson Point Addition)state park · 7.7 mi · 165 acresSherwood Forest State Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 4,061 acresBear Hollow Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 1,012 acresRussell Cave National Monumentnational monument · 17.2 mi · 308 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Oct 198448 mi away, near Linwood, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 20207 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGrundy County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025237 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hamilton County, TN, 35 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMonteagle Public Utility Boardserves 4,179 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,895 ft578 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
