Local servicesHospitalBaptist Memorial Hospital Union City4.0 miPost officeUnion City Post Office3.1 miTown hallUnion City Municipal Building3.2 miPoliceObion County Sheriff's Office3.1 miFire stationUnion City Fire Department Station 12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH48 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM107 miInterstateI-55 Lp26 miUS highwayUS 512.3 miAmtrakNewbern-Dyersburg, TN NBN23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38261 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38261 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:38 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:04 am – 4:44 pm
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People16,385 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.86,503 householdsMedian household income $55,876Median home value $153,400Median rent $761 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $809 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 7,064 employedMain industries: manufacturing 24%, education and health care 22%, retail 10%Average commute 17 minutes80% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 8%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 27°F54 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Union City station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMockingbird Hills Lakelake · 1.5 miLogan Hillpeak · 1.7 miHouser Creek Damreservoir · 2.1 miEnglewood Lakelake · 4.6 miMathis Hillpeak · 4.7 miReelfoot Indian Creek Watershed Number Seven Reservoirreservoir · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVeterans Parkpark · 3.8 miGraham Parkrecreation area · 4.4 mi · 61 acresReelfoot National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.0 mi · 587 acresThree Rivers Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 1,595 acresReelfootstate park · 11.6 mi · 12,873 acresGooch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 9,210 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 4 May 199141 mi away, near Risco, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateObion County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterUnion City Water Deptserves 16,180 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
Elevation352 ft107 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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