Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:25 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min6:50 am – 4:31 pm
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People1,025 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.6391 householdsMedian household income $44,583Median home value $209,200Median rent $570 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $668 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 502 employedMain industries: construction 28%, education and health care 22%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 35 minutes78% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 24°F57 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month December5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days48 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesboro station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksPilot Knobpeak · 1.3 miBig Springspring · 2.9 miLake Number Threelake · 3.2 miJennings Creek Lake Number Eighteenlake · 3.4 miKentucky Springspring · 3.7 miCane Island (historical)island · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCordell Hull Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.0 mi · 29,264 acresCordell Hull Refugestate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 2,603 acresCordell Hull Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 14,523 acresThe Boils Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 118 acresBlackburn Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 562 acresOld Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Sitestate park · 15.8 mi · 72 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200750 mi away, near Spencer, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200750 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025323 of 359 days measured36 moderate daysMedian index 30, worst day 66main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Putnam County, TN, 25 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJackson County U.d. #3serves 3,917 people from surface water purchased15 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation911 ft278 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCumberland River Hospital14.5 miPost officeWhitleyville Post Office3.2 miTown hallGainesboro City Hall7.5 miPoliceGainesboro Police Department7.5 miFire stationMount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNashville International Airport BNA57 miInterstateI-4021 miUS highwayUS 70N17 miCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38588 ZIP area.
