St. Joseph is a city in Lawrence County, Tennessee, home to about 783 people across 3.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38481, and parts of 38463 are in St. Joseph too.
Homes sold for a median of $96 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly St. Joseph
Part is in St. Joseph, part in Iron City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside St. Joseph. 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)88 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL470 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Joseph; 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.
St. Joseph had 790 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 330th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Lawrence County grew from 15,402 residents in 1900 to 44,159 in 2020.
Lawrence 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 (9 miles away).
9,681 jobs at 788 businesses in Lawrence 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries
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 Iron City.
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