Lenox is a community in Dyer County, Tennessee, home to about 348 people across 2.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38047, and parts of 38024 are in Lenox too.
Homes sold for a median of $130 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Lenox
Mostly Dyersburg; part is in Lenox
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lenox. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)77 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL410 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lenox; 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.
It’s the 420th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Dyer County grew from 23,776 residents in 1900 to 36,801 in 2020.
Dyer 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 29°F. About 53.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dyersburg Iii Golf, TN weather station (5 miles away).
13,564 jobs at 785 businesses in Dyer 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
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Dyersburg, Fowlkes and Finley.
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.