Local servicesHospitalAscension Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital8.8 miPost officeDoyle Post Office2.3 miTown hallDoyle City Hall2.3 miPoliceWhite County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationDoyle Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMotlow State Community College8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA59 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA66 miInterstateI-4020 miUS highwayUS 70S1.5 miCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38579 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38579 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:26 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min6:48 am – 4:32 pm
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People1,475 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.9560 householdsMedian household income $51,940Median home value $229,100Median rent $920 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $679 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 678 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 23%, retail 14%Average commute 25 minutes73% drive alone, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, German or Dutch 5%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 29°F59 in of rain a yearwettest month December5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days27 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Island Sp station, 6 mi away; snow from Sparta Wastewater Plant
Parks and public landsRock Islandstate park · 4.9 mi · 1,209 acresBig Bone Cave Designaed State Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 334 acresPearson Parkpark · 8.2 miSParta Rock Housestate historic site · 9.3 miBridgestone/Firestone Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 7,731 acresFall Creek Fallsstate park · 12.5 mi · 1,134 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 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 LowWhite County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 19 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSparta Water Systemserves 10,899 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation943 ft287 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
