Local servicesHospitalRhea Medical Center12.4 miPost officeSpring City Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSpring City Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceSpring City Police Department1.0 miFire stationRhea County Fire Department Station 500under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleSpring City Middle Schoolunder a mileElementarySpring City Elementary School1.0 miCollegeBryan College14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA49 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS50 miInterstateI-4014 miUS highwayUS 27under a mileCoachAthens ExxonGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37381 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37381 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:24 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:45 am – 5:29 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,711 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.64,124 householdsMedian household income $56,869Median home value $230,100Median rent $817 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,006 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 4,032 employedMain industries: manufacturing 21%, education and health care 16%, retail 15%Average commute 36 minutes75% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F59 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days28 days above 90°F, 91 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Spring City station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSeven Springspring · under a mileLower Piney Fallswaterfall · 3.0 miBlue Spjringspring · 2.0 miCemetery Islandisland · 2.1 miUpper Piney Fallswaterfall · 3.1 miDuck Islandisland · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCumberland Mountainstate park · 2.8 miCumberland Trailstate park · 3.0 mi · 776 acresPiney Falls Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 438 acresStinging Fork Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 776 acresWatts Bar Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 miYuchi Refugestate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 2,415 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 12 Dec 201810 mi away, near Decatur, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.4 on 12 Dec 201810 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRhea County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateLightning 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, 23 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNorth U.d. of Rhea Countyserves 3,640 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation850 ft259 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
