Residential delivery area · Tennessee
ZIP Code 38548: Buffalo Valley, TN
ZIP code 38548 uses the postal name Buffalo Valley, Tennessee and lies mostly in Putnam County (64% of its land), reaching into Smith County and DeKalb County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Buffalo Valley · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Putnam County (64%); Smith County (33%); DeKalb County (3%)
- Micro area
- Cookeville, TN
- House district
- TN-6 119th Congress
- State
- Tennessee
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 28.3 sq mi · 41 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 38548?
38548 centers on 36.175°, -85.792° and covers 28.3 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 38552, 38560, 38569, 38582, 38564, 38544.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 38548, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 38548 compare with the rest of Putnam County?
| Measure | 38548 | In Putnam County | In TN |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,154 | 8th of 11 | 517th of 636 |
| Median household income | – | – | – |
| Median home value | $269k | not ranked | not ranked |
38548's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$83,896) is more than a quarter of the figure ($268,600). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 38% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 38548?
The 2020 Census counted 812 people in 38548; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,154. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,154±422 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 812
- Households
- 470
- Median age
- 53.7
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 38548?
Of the 1,154 people the ACS estimates in 38548, 16.6% are under 18 and 27.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.6%).
- Under 1816.6%
- 18 to 6455.5%
- 65 and older27.9%
- White, not Hispanic95.6%
- Other or two or more3.4%
- Black, not Hispanic0.6%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.4%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 38548?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $268,600
- Median gross rent
- $813
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 93.2%
- Housing units
- 588
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 38548?
6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 38548?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38552 | Chestnut Mound | 472 | $71k | 3.2 mi |
| 38560 | Elmwood | 1,432 | $78k | 4.8 mi |
| 38569 | Lancaster | 390 | – | 5.4 mi |
| 38582 | Silver Point | 1,729 | $93k | 5.4 mi |
| 38564 | Granville | 501 | $89k | 6.0 mi |
| 38544 | Baxter | 8,175 | $70k | 9.0 mi |
| 38567 | Hickman | 1,065 | $100k | 8.0 mi (near) |
| 38545 | Bloomington Springs | 1,575 | $60k | 8.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.