Collegedale is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, home to about 11,330 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP code is 37315, and parts of 37302, 37353 and 37363 are in Collegedale too.
Homes sold for a median of $199 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
All in Collegedale
Mostly Apison; part is in Collegedale
Part is in Collegedale, part in South Cleveland and McDonald
Part is in Collegedale, part in Chattanooga and Ooltewah
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Collegedale. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)79 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA97 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL488 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Collegedale; 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.
Collegedale had 11,109 residents in the 2020 census, up 71% since 2000.
It’s the 58th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Hamilton County grew from 61,695 residents in 1900 to 366,207 in 2020.
Hamilton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 55 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chattanooga Lovell Ap, TN weather station (9 miles away).
205,761 jobs at 9,883 businesses in Hamilton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Collegedale.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 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.
Parks (10 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1916.
Colleges and universities
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegedale AcademyCollegedale | Pre-K–12 | 872 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.8 mi |
| Collegedale AcademyCollegedale | K–12 | 847 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.9 mi |
| Collegedale Academy-ElementaryCollegedale | K–5 | 289 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Apison, Chattanooga, South Cleveland, McDonald, Cleveland and Ooltewah.
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