A new report found that two Tennessee ZIP codes were among the most popular in the U.S. in August.
A new report by MovingPlace, an online marketplace that connects customers with moving providers, identified the nation’s hottest, most-trending ZIP codes by analyzing nearly 1 million recent moves.
The study examined origin and destination ZIP codes to determine which areas are seeing the biggest increases in moving activity, both nationwide and within each state.
The hottest ZIP codes saw the highest per-capita move rate, while the top trending ZIP codes saw the most dramatic month-over-month changes in move volume, with unusual spikes in the number of people moving into the area.
Here's a look at Tennessee's hottest ZIP codes.
Top 10 hottest ZIP codes in the U.S.
Nashville’s 37203 ZIP
code covers Midtown and Music Row, a dense corridor of new apartment development that continues to draw young professionals into the urban center.
- Aurora, Colorado: 17.7 moves per capita to 80019
- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: 17.1 moves per capita to 66027
- Port Saint Lucie, Florida: 16.6 moves per capita to 34987
- Inlet Beach, Florida: 16.5 moves per capita to 32461
- Lavon, Texas: 16.2 moves per capita to 75166
- Bradenton, Florida: 15.3 moves per capita to 34211
- Richmond, Virginia: 14.6 moves per capita to 23230
- Hartford, Connecticut: 14.4 moves per capita to 06103
- Justin, Texas: 13.9 moves per capita to 76247
- Nashville: 13.9 moves per capita to 37203
Two other Tennessee ZIP codes made it into the top 100 hottest ZIP codes by moves per capita. Nashville's 37228 had a moves-per-capita rate of 11.9, making it the 23rd-hottest area, and Crossville's 38558 ranked No. 84 with 8.5 moves per capita.
Top 10 trending ZIP codes in the U.S.
Here are the nation's most in-demand ZIP codes, according to MovingPlace:
- Livingston, Texas (77352)
- Ames, Iowa (50014)
- Irvine, California (92617)
- Hereford, Arizona (85615)
- Rockwell, North Carolina (28138)
- Wichita, Kansas (67210)
- Los Angeles, California (90007)
- West Frankfort, Illinois (62896)
- Centerville, Tennessee (37033)
- Leicester, North Carolina (28748)
Why are small cities among the most popular ZIP codes?
August’s data shows that late-summer moving activity is shifting away from the vacation-market destinations that led earlier in the year and toward a mix of newer-construction suburbs and institutional relocations. The month-over-month “surge” list was unusually scattered geographically, spanning Texas, Iowa, California, Arizona, North Carolina, Kansas, Illinois and Tennessee, suggesting late-summer relocation spikes are driven by specific areas rather than a single dominant regional trend.
Centerville, in Hickman County, saw a 55% increase in moves to the city between July and August 2026. In August, 31 people moved to the city of 3,535, up from 20 in July, making it one of the country's largest month-over-month increases.
Jordan Green covers trending news for The Commercial Appeal and Tennessee. She can be reached at jordan.green@commercialappeal.com.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: 2 Tennessee ZIP codes among hottest in the U.S., report finds
