Elgin is a community in Scott County, Tennessee, home to about 347 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 37732, and parts of 37852 and 37872 are in Elgin too.
Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Elgin
Part is in Elgin, part in Robbins
Mostly Sunbright; part is in Elgin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elgin. 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)50 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL414 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elgin; 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.
Elgin had 297 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2010.
It’s the 421st largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Scott County grew from 11,077 residents in 1900 to 21,850 in 2020.
Scott County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 58.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oneida, TN weather station (12 miles away).
4,173 jobs at 351 businesses in Scott 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sunbright and Robbins.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.