Town guide

Robbins, Tennessee

Robbins is a community in Scott County, Tennessee, home to about 133 people across 1.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37852.

Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population13376 per sq mi
Median home value$64,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$181Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Robbins

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Robbins

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Lexington-Fayette, KY117 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL413 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Robbins; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Robbins

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Robbins had 254 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2010.

It’s the 468th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Scott County grew from 11,077 residents in 1900 to 21,850 in 2020.

Robbins population by census2010: 287, 2020: 25428720102542020

Scott County, 1900–2020

Scott County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,077, 1910: 12,947, 1920: 13,411, 1930: 14,080, 1940: 15,966, 1950: 17,362, 1960: 15,413, 1970: 14,762, 1980: 19,259, 1990: 18,358, 2000: 21,127, 2010: 22,228, 2020: 21,85011K’00’1013K’20’3016K’40’5015K’60’7019K’80’9021K’00’1022K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RobbinsJan: high 45°F, low 25°F, 5.2 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 27°F, 5.1 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 33°F, 5.7 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 41°F, 5.3 in; May: high 76°F, low 50°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 59°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 5.6 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 62°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 55°F, 4 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 42°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 32°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 28°F, 6 in45°25°Jan5.249°27°Feb5.158°33°Mar5.768°41°Apr5.376°50°May4.982°59°Jun4.885°64°Jul5.685°62°Aug4.580°55°Sep4.069°42°Oct3.358°32°Nov3.849°28°Dec6.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oneida, TN weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Scott County

4,173 jobs at 351 businesses in Scott County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Scott CountyManufacturing: 1,156 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 749 jobs; Retail trade: 743 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 523 jobs; Construction: 380 jobs; Other services: 153 jobs; Finance and insurance: 116 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 89 jobsManufacturing 28% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 13% Construction 9% Other services 4% Finance and insurance 3% Transportation and warehousing 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Robbins.

Nearest hospitals

  • Big South Fork Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Oneida11.2 miles
  • Lafollette Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · La Follette26.7 miles
  • Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Oak Ridge29.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3

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.

Places in and around Robbins

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Robbins Park · 4 acres0.2 mi
  • Robbins park0.3 mi

Museums

  • Museum of Scott County5.0 mi

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.

Schools in Robbins

Public schools here are run by Scott County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Robbins ElementaryRobbinsPre-K–8249Public0.3 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 Elgin.

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