Obion, TN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Obion, TN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,259. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet OBION-TN · Obion, TN 1 ZIPs · 2,259 pop · #20701/25278 · Obion County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $53,095
- RANK-BOTTOM #20701/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Union City
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,259
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $115,200
Nearest income peer: Union City, TN (+ $2,781 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Obion
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Obion on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hornbeak · lowest
Hornbeak · lowest
$46,272 median HH income
- Troy · near
Troy · near
$49,139 median HH income
- Obion · this city
Obion · this city
$53,095 median HH income
- Union City · near
Union City · near
$55,876 median HH income
- South Fulton · near
South Fulton · near
$58,849 median HH income
- Rives · highest
Rives · highest
$69,954 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Obion, TN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 18th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,259
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $53,095
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,095 average) · poverty 25.3%. The primary code (38240) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Obion as a pure owner town.
Within Tennessee, Decaturville is the closest lower-income city and Eidson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Obion.
Population concentration
Obion's single ZIP 38240 carries the town
Obion is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 38240 is the entire residential footprint (2,259 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Obion
Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 110 employees , annual payroll $4,579k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 38240 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Wholesale trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Obion, TN
These ZIP codes sit in Obion County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Obion. See the Obion County roll-up →
Obion lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Obion County: Union City, South Fulton and Rives earn more and Troy and Hornbeak earn less. Rives marks the far end of that range at $69,954, 32% above Obion.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38240 | 2,259 | $53,095 | 17 | 10 |
Obion roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Obion, .