Town guide

Wartburg, Tennessee

Wartburg is a city in Morgan County, Tennessee, home to about 1,191 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37887.

Homes sold for a median of $235 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1,1911,168 per sq mi
Median home value$192,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$235Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking14%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wartburg

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Wartburg

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN124 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL430 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wartburg

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

Wartburg had 848 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.

It’s the 280th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Morgan County grew from 9,587 residents in 1900 to 21,035 in 2020.

Wartburg population by census2000: 890, 2010: 918, 2020: 848890200091820108482020

Morgan County, 1900–2020

Morgan County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,587, 1910: 11,458, 1920: 13,285, 1930: 13,603, 1940: 15,242, 1950: 15,727, 1960: 14,304, 1970: 13,619, 1980: 16,604, 1990: 17,300, 2000: 19,757, 2010: 21,987, 2020: 21,03510K’00’1013K’20’3015K’40’5014K’60’7017K’80’9020K’00’1021K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WartburgJan: high 46°F, low 26°F, 4.8 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 28°F, 4.6 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 35°F, 5 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 42°F, 5.9 in; May: high 76°F, low 51°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 59°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 63°F, 5.7 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 62°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 54°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 43°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 34°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 50°F, low 29°F, 5.7 in46°26°Jan4.850°28°Feb4.659°35°Mar5.069°42°Apr5.976°51°May4.783°59°Jun5.186°63°Jul5.785°62°Aug3.480°54°Sep4.370°43°Oct3.359°34°Nov3.950°29°Dec5.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lancing 6 Nw, TN weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Morgan County

1,591 jobs at 163 businesses in Morgan County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Morgan CountyHealth care and social assistance: 467 jobs; Retail trade: 245 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 191 jobs; Manufacturing: 145 jobs; Information: 126 jobs; Construction: 119 jobs; Administrative and support: 109 jobs; Other services: 88 jobsHealth care and social assistance 29% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 12% Manufacturing 9% Information 8% Construction 8% Administrative and support 7% Other services 6%

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

Health care

47 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wartburg.

Nearest hospitals

  • Roane Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Harriman14.7 miles
  • Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Oak Ridge18.8 miles
  • Fort Loudoun Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lenoir City25.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants20
Mental health providers8
Physical and occupational therapists7
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies5

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 Wartburg

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Solomon Park and Civic Center · 30 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores

  • Save-A-Lot1.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens1.5 mi

Libraries

  • Wartburg Public Library1.8 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 Wartburg

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

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Central ElementaryWartburgPre-K–4529Public0.5 mi
Central Middle SchoolWartburg5–8317Public1.4 mi
Central High SchoolWartburg9–12367Public1.1 mi
Morgan County Career and Technical CenterWartburg9–1242Career and Technical0.8 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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