Sunbright is a city in Morgan County, Tennessee, home to about 792 people across 3.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 37872.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Sunbright; also Elgin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sunbright. 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)50 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN116 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL417 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sunbright; 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.
Sunbright had 519 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 329th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Morgan County grew from 9,587 residents in 1900 to 21,035 in 2020.
Morgan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 56.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lancing 6 Nw, TN weather station (8 miles away).
1,591 jobs at 163 businesses in Morgan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sunbright.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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.
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.
Public schools here are run by Morgan County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbright SchoolSunbright | Pre-K–12 | 464 | Public | 1.2 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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