Local servicesHospitalAscension Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital9.6 miPost officeWalling Post Office4.0 miTown hallDoyle City Hall5.7 miPoliceWhite County Sheriff's Office8.9 miFire stationCentral View Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMotlow State Community College9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA62 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA62 miInterstateI-4017 miUS highwayUS 704.9 miCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38587 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38587 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:26 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min6:48 am – 4:32 pm
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People1,446 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.2602 householdsMedian household income $51,500Median home value $249,60089% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $909 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 715 employedMain industries: manufacturing 33%, retail 12%, education and health care 11%Average commute 37 minutes95% drive alone, 5% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% 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 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 29°F59 in of rain a yearwettest month December5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days27 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Island Sp station, 4 mi away; snow from Sparta Wastewater Plant
Nearby landmarksRogers Fallswaterfall · 1.7 miHickory Nut Mountainpeak · 2.6 miRock Islandisland · 4.8 miGun Springspring · 2.9 miRock Island State Park Main Campgroundcampground · 4.0 miBluff Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRock Islandstate park · 3.4 mi · 1,209 acresBig Bone Cave Designaed State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 334 acresCenter Hill Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.2 mi · 40,398 acresBurgess Fallsstate park · 12.1 mi · 254 acresSParta Rock Housestate historic site · 11.7 miFall Creek Fallsstate park · 16.2 mi · 1,134 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200715 mi away, near Spencer, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200715 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWhite County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 15 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSparta Water Systemserves 10,899 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation982 ft299 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
