Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:26 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min6:51 am – 4:32 pm
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People2,442 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.91,113 householdsMedian household income $69,150Median home value $177,800Median rent $729 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,031 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 1,347 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 17%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 34 minutes70% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 6% 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 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 27°F53 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days44 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carthage station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Number Seventeenlake · 6.7 miTater Knobpeak · 5.8 miSaltpeter Hillpeak · 6.9 miJennings Creek Lake Number Eighteenlake · 8.1 miCordell Hull Reservoirreservoir · 7.3 miSullivans Islandisland · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCordell Hull Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.1 mi · 29,264 acresCordell Hull Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 14,523 acresCordell Hull Refugestate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 2,603 acresCummins Fallsstate park · 21.2 mi · 211 acresEdgar Evinsstate park · 21.2 mi · 6,310 acresLong Hunterstate park · 23.0 mi · 68 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 LowSmith County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively LowStrong wind Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025345 of 357 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DeKalb County, TN, 28 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSmith Utility Districtserves 8,913 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level29 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation714 ft218 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverview Regional Medical Center8.2 miPost officePleasant Shade Post Office1.8 miTown hallCarthage City Hall9.0 miPoliceSmith County Sheriff's Office8.5 miFire stationSmith County Fire Department District 81.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA46 miInterstateI-4014 miUS highwayUS 70N8.9 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 37145 ZIP area.
