Local servicesHospitalBig South Fork Medical Center12.9 miPost officeElgin Post Office1.6 miTown hallSunbright City Hall7.4 miPoliceScott County Sheriff's Office6.2 miFire stationSouth Scott County Volunteer Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS48 miInterstateI-7518 miUS highwayUS 271.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37852 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37852 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:21 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:45 am – 5:27 pm
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People2,733 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.81,091 householdsMedian household income $36,639Median home value $118,200Median rent $465 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $407 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 826 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 20%, public administration 13%Average commute 37 minutes78% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F58 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month December6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days15 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oneida station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksCoal Hill Mountainpeak · 1.9 miBig Knobpeak · 2.3 miBurnt House Springspring · 2.5 miNew Riverriver · 7.3 miW H Swain Lakelake · 6.0 miDead Mans Pondlake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFrozen Headstate park · 6.2 mi · 19,164 acresNorth Cumberland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 24,543 acresRugby Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 717 acresDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 19.0 miPickettstate park · 19.4 mi · 765 acresCove Lakestate park · 19.8 mi · 701 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 12 Dec 201850 mi away, near Decatur, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202032 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowScott County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025319 of 360 days measured41 moderate daysMedian index 29, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roane County, TN, 33 mi away
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHuntsville Utility Districtserves 12,516 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,354 ft413 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
