Tusculum is a city in Greene County, Tennessee, home to about 3,337 people across 4.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37616 and 37745.
Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Tusculum, part in Greeneville
Mostly Greeneville; part is in Tusculum
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tusculum. 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)73 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC132 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL467 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tusculum; 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.
Tusculum had 3,298 residents in the 2020 census, up 65% since 2000.
It’s the 151st largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Greene County grew from 30,596 residents in 1900 to 70,152 in 2020.
Greene County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greeneville Exp Stn, TN weather station (10 miles away).
23,957 jobs at 1,257 businesses in Greene County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
321 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tusculum’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 41 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 43 |
| Dentists | 28 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 117 |
| Mental health providers | 30 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 44 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 20 |
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
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1959.
Colleges and universities
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Greene County, Greeneville. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baileyton ElementaryGreeneville | Pre-K–4 | 381 | Public | 6.7 mi |
| Doak ElementaryGreeneville | Pre-K–5 | 570 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Eastview ElementaryGreeneville | Pre-K–5 | 392 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Highland ElementaryGreeneville | Pre-K–5 | 147 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Small Miracles - Holston U. M. Home For ChildrenGreeneville | Pre-K | 18 | Public | 7.7 mi |
| The Children's Center - Holston U. M. Home For ChildrenGreeneville | Pre-K | 21 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Tusculum View ElementaryGreeneville | Pre-K–5 | 413 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| North Greene Middle SchoolGreeneville | 5–8 | 262 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Chuckey Doak Middle SchoolAfton | 6–8 | 360 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| South Greene Middle SchoolGreeneville | 6–8 | 300 | Public | 9.7 mi |
| Chuckey Doak High SchoolAfton | 9–12 | 555 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Greeneville High SchoolGreeneville | 9–12 | 871 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| North Greene High SchoolGreeneville | 9–12 | 294 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towering Oaks Christian SchoolGreeneville | K–12 | 191 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 5.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Greeneville and Baileyton.
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