Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:42 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:04 am – 4:48 pm
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People15,958 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.56,073 householdsMedian household income $49,403Median home value $153,300Median rent $782 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $906 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 6,217 employedMain industries: manufacturing 25%, education and health care 18%, retail 12%Average commute 27 minutes85% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 29°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days47 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ripley station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksCane Creek Number Five Lakelake · 1.1 miCane Creek Number Twenty-two Lakelake · 1.2 miThe University of Tennessee at Martin Ripley Centercollege · 5.0 miCamp Trailtrailhead · 4.5 miCoker Slough Trailtrailhead · 4.9 miOld Bed Forked Deer Riverriver · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChickasaw National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.2 mi · 21,359 acresSunk Lake Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 1,873 acresRipley City Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 51 acresAlex Haley Museumstate historic site · 5.8 miRice Parkpark · 5.3 miLower Hatchie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.8 mi · 12,337 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 25 Mar 197649 mi away, near Marked Tree, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202624 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLauderdale County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025276 of 359 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dyer County, TN, 25 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLauderdale Co Water Systemserves 9,254 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation303 ft92 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLauderdale Community Hospital4.5 miPost officeRipley Post Office5.6 miTown hallRipley City Hall5.6 miPoliceLauderdale County Sheriff's Office4.1 miFire stationWest Lauderdale County Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe University of Tennessee at Martin Ripley Center5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcKellar-Sipes Regional Airport MKL41 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM52 miInterstateI-5518 miUS highwayUS 514.4 miAmtrakNewbern-Dyersburg, TN NBN33 miCoachBlytheville Blues HwyGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38063 ZIP area.
