Ooltewah is a community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, home to about 578 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37363.
Homes sold for a median of $202 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Ooltewah, part in Collegedale and Chattanooga
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ooltewah. 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)79 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL488 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ooltewah; 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.
Ooltewah had 684 residents in the 2020 census, down 88% since 2000.
It’s the 368th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Hamilton County grew from 61,695 residents in 1900 to 366,207 in 2020.
Hamilton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 55 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chattanooga Lovell Ap, TN weather station (8 miles away).
205,761 jobs at 9,883 businesses in Hamilton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
253 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ooltewah.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 32 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 18 |
| Dentists | 28 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 69 |
| Mental health providers | 37 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 49 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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.
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Hamilton County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ooltewah Elementary SchoolOoltewah | Pre-K–5 | 858 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Snow Hill Elementary SchoolOoltewah | Pre-K–5 | 582 | Public | 7.1 mi |
| Wallace A. Smith Elementary SchoolOoltewah | Pre-K–5 | 589 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Wolftever Creek Elementary SchoolOoltewah | Pre-K–5 | 632 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Hunter Middle SchoolOoltewah | 6–8 | 745 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Ooltewah Middle SchoolOoltewah | 6–8 | 547 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| East Hamilton High SchoolOoltewah | 9–12 | 1,293 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Ooltewah High SchoolOoltewah | 9–12 | 1,233 | Public | 1.1 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 Collegedale and Chattanooga.
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