McKenzie is a city in Carroll County, Tennessee, home to about 5,631 people across 6.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38201.
Homes sold for a median of $143 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside McKenzie. 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)102 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN96 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL397 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of McKenzie; 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.
McKenzie had 5,529 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 106th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Carroll County grew from 24,250 residents in 1900 to 28,440 in 2020.
Carroll County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 56.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Huntingdon Wtp, TN weather station (10 miles away).
5,416 jobs at 445 businesses in Carroll County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
72 doctors and other health care providers list an office in McKenzie.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 10 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 28 |
| Mental health providers | 8 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 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 (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Colleges and universities
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by McKenzie. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie ElementaryMcKenzie | Pre-K–4 | 552 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| McKenzie Middle SchoolMcKenzie | 5–8 | 378 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| McKenzie High SchoolMcKenzie | 9–12 | 366 | Public | 1.7 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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