Local servicesHospitalVolunteer Hospital14.6 miPost officeRutherford Post Office2.4 miTown hallRutherford Town Hall2.5 miPoliceDyer Police Department5.4 miFire stationGibson County Fire Department Station 72.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDyersburg State Community College - Gibson County Center11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcKellar-Sipes Regional Airport MKL37 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM95 miInterstateI-15523 miUS highwayUS 45W3.2 miAmtrakNewbern-Dyersburg, TN NBN18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38369 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:39 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:02 am – 4:45 pm
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People1,543 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.6713 householdsMedian household income $50,417Median home value $105,300Median rent $691 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $776 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 710 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, education and health care 19%, farming, forestry and mining 14%Average commute 24 minutes78% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 27°F55 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days59 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Martin U Of T Branch E station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiddle Fork Obion Riverriver · 5.1 miSouth Fork Obion Riverriver · 5.1 miBig Cypress Tree State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 5.2 miGreenfield Sewage Lagoon Lakelake · 7.4 miPossum Pondlake · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsManess Swamp Refugestate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 1,217 acresBig Cypress Treestate park · 5.1 mi · 387 acresRutherford Community Centerpark · 2.8 miObion River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 8,996 acresDyer City Parkpark · 4.8 miHop-In Refugestate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 653 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 27 Apr 198947 mi away, near Steele, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGibson County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce 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, 26 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRutherford Water Worksserves 1,404 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation391 ft119 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
