Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min5:23 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min6:47 am – 4:29 pm
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People527 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.3163 householdsMedian household income $58,750Median home value $210,800100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $689 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 200 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 21%, construction 17%Average commute 51 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F59 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month December19 in of snow a year, on about 12 days9 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamestown station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksThe Horse Poundpeak · 2.3 miCub Mountainpeak · 4.3 miMar-Jeanne Farm Lakelake · 6.2 miPine Ridge Lakelake · 7.8 miKatron Sediment Basin Number One Reservoirreservoir · 9.3 miBoiling Springspring · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAlpine Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 1,709 acresColditz Cove Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 161 acresAlvin C Yorkstate park · 18.3 mi · 336 acresDale Hollow Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.1 mi · 44,125 acresPickettstate park · 19.3 mi · 3,876 acresCordell Hullstate park · 21.0 mi · 53 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 17 Jun 199845 mi away, near Coalfield, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jun 200738 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFentress County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: 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 home84% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFentress County U.d.serves 16,845 people from surface water purchased4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,737 ft529 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJamestown Regional Medical Center12.6 miPost officeWilder Post Office1.6 miFire stationFentress County Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 Grimsley5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS69 miInterstateI-4015 miUS highwayUS 1275.0 miCoachCookeville (Marathon)Greyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38589 ZIP area.
