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Iron’s story
Iron in pictures
11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
IronTN
A town of 282. A typical home worth about $202K.
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
282
residents
Typical home
$202K
+3.9% in a year
Median age
33.2
years
Jobs based here
27
A commuter town
What makes Iron stand out
The thing Iron does most differently from other towns.
Small town
282 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Iron. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Iron home is worth about $202K
The typical Iron home is worth about $202,000, up 3.9% in a year, 40% below the Tennessee typical home.
$202KZillow home value
Typical home value
Iron$202K
Tennessee$334K
+3.9%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in February
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Iron
Most working residents leave Iron for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lawrenceburg (19%), Loretto (11%) and Florence (10%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Iron0%
Lawrenceburg19%
Loretto11%
Florence10%
Fayetteville3%
23 mi
median commute distance
27
jobs based in Iron
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Iron has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–53°
Spring47–72°
Summer65–88°
Fall48–73°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Mar 29
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Iron is
Iron beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
26 measures vs. Tennessee
0 better15 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Iron | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.7% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.4% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 23.3% | 17.3% |
North Alabama Medical Center
15.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Iron for work
Where Iron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
27jobs based in Iron
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Iron
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Iron City is a census-designated place and former city in Lawrence County, Tennessee. Iron City was incorporated as a city from 1887 to 1901, and again from 1962 until 2010, when its residents voted to disincorporate. The United States Census treated Iron City as a census-designated place for both the 2010 and 2020 censuses. The population was 328 in 2010 and 274 in 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 274
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 564 ft
- ZIP code
- 38463
- Area code
- 931
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