Iron City is a community in Wayne County, Tennessee, home to about 282 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 38463.
Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Iron City, part in St. Joseph
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Iron City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Nashville International Airport (BNA)92 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN91 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL468 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Iron City; 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.
Iron City had 274 residents in the 2020 census, down 26% since 2000.
It’s the 433rd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Wayne County grew from 12,936 residents in 1900 to 16,232 in 2020.
Wayne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 58.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lexington, AL weather station (17 miles away).
2,810 jobs at 216 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Iron City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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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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Shares ZIP codes with St. Joseph.
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