Local servicesHospitalJefferson Memorial Hospital9.3 miPost officeRutledge Post Office2.8 miTown hallRutledge City Hall3.3 miPoliceGrainger County Sheriff's Office3.0 miFire stationRutledge Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS40 miInterstateI-8114 miUS highwayUS 11W2.7 miCoachKnoxville Area Transit Bus StopGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37861 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37861 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:16 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:41 am – 5:22 pm
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People8,608 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.53,487 householdsMedian household income $52,265Median home value $213,600Median rent $715 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $952 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 3,404 employedMain industries: retail 20%, manufacturing 18%, education and health care 16%Average commute 31 minutes83% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 29°F47 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 9 days17 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morristown Wfo station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsBuffalo Springs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 333 acresPanther Creekstate park · 5.2 mi · 1,304 acresPanther Creek State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 365 acresBlack Oak Parkstate recreation area · 6.0 miJohnson Ball Parkrecreation area · 7.7 miCentennial Parkpark · 8.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197340 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202031 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGrainger County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025353 of 363 days measured10 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Claiborne County, TN, 20 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRutledge Water Systemserves 2,102 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,521 ft464 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
