Town guide

Wartrace, Tennessee

Wartrace is a town in Bedford County, Tennessee, home to about 630 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37183.

Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population630716 per sq mi
Median home value$206,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$180Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wartrace

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Wartrace

Distances

Nearest major airportNashville International Airport (BNA)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN52 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL443 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wartrace

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

Wartrace had 653 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.

It’s the 360th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Bedford County grew from 23,845 residents in 1900 to 50,237 in 2020.

Wartrace population by census2000: 548, 2010: 651, 2020: 653548200065120106532020

Bedford County, 1900–2020

Bedford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 23,845, 1910: 22,667, 1920: 21,737, 1930: 21,077, 1940: 23,151, 1950: 23,627, 1960: 23,150, 1970: 25,039, 1980: 27,916, 1990: 30,411, 2000: 37,586, 2010: 45,058, 2020: 50,23724K’00’1022K’20’3023K’40’5023K’60’7028K’80’9038K’00’1050K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 60.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WartraceJan: high 46°F, low 28°F, 5.7 in; Feb: high 50°F, low 30°F, 5.3 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 38°F, 6.1 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 47°F, 5.2 in; May: high 73°F, low 55°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 63°F, 5.6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 67°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 66°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 38°F, 4.3 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 32°F, 6.5 in46°28°Jan5.750°30°Feb5.359°38°Mar6.167°47°Apr5.273°55°May5.179°63°Jun5.682°67°Jul4.682°66°Aug4.177°60°Sep4.268°48°Oct3.658°38°Nov4.349°32°Dec6.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wartrace 6e, TN weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Bedford County

14,839 jobs at 889 businesses in Bedford County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Bedford CountyManufacturing: 4,054 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,288 jobs; Retail trade: 1,821 jobs; Construction: 1,292 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,162 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,116 jobs; Administrative and support: 751 jobs; Finance and insurance: 704 jobsManufacturing 27% Transportation and warehousing 15% Retail trade 12% Construction 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Health care and social assistance 8% Administrative and support 5% Finance and insurance 5%

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 Wartrace.

Nearest hospitals

  • Vanderbilt Bedford HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Shelbyville7.5 miles
  • Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tullahoma10.4 miles
  • Unity Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Manchester14.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers1

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 Wartrace

Museums

  • Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum1.1 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 Wartrace

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cascade ElementaryWartracePre-K–5621Public4.3 mi
Cascade Middle SchoolWartrace6–8360Public4.2 mi
Cascade High SchoolWartrace9–12539Public4.1 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 Lynchburg, Moore County.

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