Butler is a community in Johnson County, Tennessee, home to about 127 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37640.
Homes sold for a median of $304 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Butler. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)97 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC97 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA451 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Butler; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 473rd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Johnson County grew from 10,589 residents in 1900 to 17,948 in 2020.
Johnson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 49.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Flat Springs 1e, NC weather station (7 miles away).
3,415 jobs at 256 businesses in Johnson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Butler.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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