| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 731 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:05 PM |
| Population: | 56,925 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 47053 |
| CBSA: | Jackson, TN |
| Land Area: | 696 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.9958, -88.9277 |
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56,925 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 696 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 54,671 to 56,795 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.9% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 38355 (Medina, $108,982 median) and poorest ZIP 38369 (Rutherford, $50,417) are 25.2 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $105,300 in 38369 (Rutherford) to $282,200 in 38355 (Medina).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 31 people/sq mi in 38233 (Kenton) to 215 in 38355 (Medina).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.7% bachelor's+ in 38233 (Kenton) to 36.9% in 38355 (Medina) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Tennessee, this is the #27 most populous of 95 counties and ranks #35 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,136 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,466 of 39,152 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 4 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38343 | Humboldt | Standard | 15,837 | $58,260 | 144.9 | 1.3% |
| 38358 | Milan | Standard | 12,874 | $62,639 | 86.7 | 16.6% |
| 38382 | Trenton | Standard | 8,432 | $63,894 | 169.4 | -9.7% |
| 38355 | Medina | Standard | 8,353 | $108,982 | 38.8 | 32.5% |
| 38330 | Dyer | Standard | 3,793 | $60,688 | 70.1 | -13.6% |
| 38316 | Bradford | Standard | 3,289 | $50,700 | 63.8 | -2.5% |
| 38233 | Kenton | Standard | 2,674 | $60,000 | 86.2 | 4.1% |
| 38369 | Rutherford | Standard | 1,543 | $50,417 | 36.5 | -23.4% |
| 38389 | Yorkville | PO Box | 76 | $70,625 | 0.0 | — |
| 38338 | Gibson | PO Box | 54 | $56,250 | 0.0 | — |
| 38331 | Eaton | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 38346 | Idlewild | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |