Coker Creek is a community in Monroe County, Tennessee, home to about 155 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37385.
Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population15581 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$212Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Coker Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Coker Creek
Distances
Nearest major airport
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Atlanta, GA110 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL483 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Coker Creek; 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.
Population over time
It’s the 461st largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Monroe County grew from 18,585 residents in 1900 to 46,250 in 2020.
Monroe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 55.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tellico Plains, TN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Monroe County
13,318 jobs at 773 businesses in Monroe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Coker Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Starr Regional Medical Center AthensGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Athens17.9 miles
Sweetwater Hospital AssociationGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Sweetwater19.0 miles
Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Murphy27.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
3
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Pharmacies
2
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.
Places in and around Coker Creek
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Dollar General Market0.7 mi
Save-A-Lot0.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Tellico Plains Public Library0.9 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Charles Hall Museum0.9 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Monroe County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Tellico Plains ElementaryTellico Plains
Pre-K–4
357
Public
1.8 mi
Coker Creek ElementaryTellico Plains
K–8
55
Public
6.8 mi
Rural Vale ElementaryTellico Plains
K–8
217
Public
4.3 mi
Tellico Plains Junior High SchoolTellico Plains
5–8
258
Public
1.8 mi
Tellico Plains High SchoolTellico Plains
9–12
435
Public
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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