Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:26 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min6:47 am – 4:32 pm
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People4,084 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.11,631 householdsMedian household income $48,015Median home value $152,700Median rent $700 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $597 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 1,603 employedMain industries: manufacturing 30%, education and health care 21%, public administration 10%Average commute 29 minutes78% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, German or Dutch 7%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F59 in of rain a yearwettest month March4 in of snow a year, on about 5 days11 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fall Creek Falls Sp station, 5 mi away; snow from Pikeville
Nearby landmarksPiney Creek Fallswaterfall · 2.0 miHaston Pointcape · 3.0 miFall Creek Falls Lakelake · 3.5 miFall Creek Fallswaterfall · 3.7 miBuzzards Roostpeak · 2.7 miVisitors Centervisitor center · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFall Creek Fallsstate park · 5.1 mi · 361 acresFall Creek Falls State Park & Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 6,248 acresBridgestone/Firestone Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 7,731 acresBig Bone Cave Designaed State Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 334 acresCentennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 5,967 acresScotts Pinnaclestate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 188 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 201839 mi away, near Decatur, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowVan Buren County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowCold wave Relatively LowSource: 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWarren County U.d. #2serves 6,022 people from surface water28 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,776 ft541 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalErlanger Bledsoe Hospital13.4 miPost officeSpencer Post Office5.1 miTown hallSpencer City Hall3.5 miPoliceVan Buren County Sheriff's Office5.1 miFire stationSpencer Volunteer Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA47 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA77 miInterstateI-4029 miUS highwayUS 70S11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38585 ZIP area.
