Crab Orchard is a city in Cumberland County, Tennessee, home to about 980 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP code is 37723.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Crab Orchard; also Fairfield Glade
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Crab Orchard. 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)47 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL434 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Crab Orchard; 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.
Crab Orchard had 720 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 308th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Cumberland County grew from 8,311 residents in 1900 to 61,145 in 2020.
Cumberland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 60.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rockwood 2, TN weather station (11 miles away).
16,494 jobs at 1,153 businesses in Cumberland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Cumberland County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crab Orchard ElementaryCrab Orchard | Pre-K–8 | 461 | Public | 5.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Fairfield Glade.
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