ZIP code · Union City · Tennessee · United States
ZIP code 38261 — Union City
ZIP code 38261 serves Union City, Tennessee.
- Postal code
- 38261Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Union City
- County
- Obion FIPS 47131
- State
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4263, -89.0667 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 16,338 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 92 / sq mi
- Land area
- 176.9 sq mi (458.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $52,884
- Per-capita income
- $29,478
- Median age
- 39.7
- Households
- 6,431
- Housing units
- 7,178
- Median home value
- $141,900
- Median gross rent
- $759 / month
- Congressional district
- TN-8 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7b (5 to 10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 731Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 38261
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 27°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 45 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 48 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: UNION CITY (3.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 38261
- 6 schools
- 7 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 33 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 12 parks
- 20 playgrounds
- 2 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 39 places of worship
- 11 banks
- 15 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 4 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page