Prioritize

A church going into a ZIP area that added 20,000 people is a different decision from one going into a ZIP area that doubled to 3,000 — both look strong on their own axis. This plots every growth corridor — the ZIP areas absorbing serious growth — by how many people arrived against how fast. The ones high on both, top right, are where to move first.

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173 growth corridors

People vs pace, last 5 years

Bigger dot = bigger ZIP area · darker = higher plant score · click to open

Act first

Big and fast — top right

Big, steadier

Lots of people, slower rate

Fast, smaller

Rapid, off a small base

Emerging

Modest on both — for now

The shortlist — do these first

ZIP areas adding more than 10,000 people and growing faster than 50% over the last 5 years. Both a real number of people and real pace — the combination is what makes them urgent.

2 qualify

Murfreesboro 37128

Rutherford County · TN

Nearest Church of God church 12 mi

Nolensville 37135

Williamson County · TN

Nearest Church of God church 6.4 mi

Every growth corridor, both numbers

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ZIP area	County	State	Population	People added	Growth rate	Nearest church	Score
Murfreesboro 37128	Rutherford County	TN	77,016	+25,995	+51%	12 mi	96	Act first
Spring Hill 37174	Williamson County	TN	50,778	+15,905	+46%	9.4 mi	92
Cumming 30028	Forsyth County	GA	36,631	+11,653	+47%	3.7 mi	90
Nolensville 37135	Williamson County	TN	23,231	+10,851	+88%	6.4 mi	89	Act first
Fairburn 30213	Fulton County	GA	48,541	+15,812	+48%	6.9 mi	89
Canton 30115	Cherokee County	GA	53,299	+12,194	+30%	2.6 mi	88
Clarksville 37040	Montgomery County	TN	62,137	+11,184	+22%	3.2 mi	88
Richmond Hill 31324	Bryan County	GA	35,668	+10,025	+39%	2.1 mi	88
Loganville 30052	Gwinnett County	GA	79,020	+13,061	+20%	1.3 mi	88
Franklin 37064	Williamson County	TN	66,641	+10,000	+18%	2.8 mi	87
Clarksville 37043	Montgomery County	TN	57,246	+9,670	+20%	2.4 mi	87
Gallatin 37066	Sumner County	TN	62,404	+12,076	+24%	1.3 mi	87
Cumming 30040	Forsyth County	GA	79,580	+9,070	+13%	1.8 mi	87
Mount Juliet 37122	Wilson County	TN	66,348	+9,384	+16%	0.9 mi	87
Dallas 30132	Paulding County	GA	50,803	+10,362	+26%	5.3 mi	87
Cumming 30041	Forsyth County	GA	75,160	+8,629	+13%	2.0 mi	87
Lawrenceville 30044	Gwinnett County	GA	100,471	+12,431	+14%	0.7 mi	87
Clarksville 37042	Montgomery County	TN	85,169	+8,001	+10%	5.2 mi	87
Lebanon 37087	Wilson County	TN	55,235	+8,389	+18%	2.8 mi	86
Buford 30519	Gwinnett County	GA	57,648	+11,233	+24%	3.6 mi	86
Columbia 38401	Maury County	TN	66,696	+7,687	+13%	1.7 mi	86
Port Wentworth 31407	Chatham County	GA	22,743	+9,935	+78%	2.2 mi	86
Atlanta 30339	Cobb County	GA	34,872	+11,499	+49%	1.6 mi	85
Locust Grove 30248	Henry County	GA	33,837	+8,676	+34%	6.5 mi	85
Mcdonough 30253	Henry County	GA	64,108	+8,932	+16%	1.3 mi	85
Jefferson 30549	Jackson County	GA	30,643	+5,751	+23%	10 mi	85
Suwanee 30024	Gwinnett County	GA	85,106	+7,772	+10%	1.9 mi	85
Canton 30114	Cherokee County	GA	60,340	+7,130	+13%	2.3 mi	84
Brentwood 37027	Williamson County	TN	61,961	+6,831	+12%	7.4 mi	84
Hampton 30228	Henry County	GA	51,485	+9,226	+22%	3.2 mi	84
Hendersonville 37075	Sumner County	TN	72,541	+7,418	+11%	2.2 mi	84
Covington 30016	Newton County	GA	61,123	+6,881	+13%	5.5 mi	84
Hoschton 30548	Jackson County	GA	24,602	+5,972	+32%	4.9 mi	83
Evans 30809	Columbia County	GA	54,105	+8,563	+19%	4.8 mi	83
Smyrna 37167	Rutherford County	TN	63,660	+4,605	+8%	1.3 mi	83
Winder 30680	Barrow County	GA	47,433	+4,458	+10%	1.7 mi	82
Auburn 30011	Barrow County	GA	20,859	+5,431	+35%	1.0 mi	82
Guyton 31312	Effingham County	GA	25,286	+4,989	+25%	6.7 mi	82
Lawrenceville 30045	Gwinnett County	GA	46,733	+6,554	+16%	2.8 mi	82
Lilburn 30047	Gwinnett County	GA	70,592	+5,172	+8%	3.9 mi	81
Jasper 30143	Pickens County	GA	26,738	+5,251	+24%	2.1 mi	81
Nashville 37203	Davidson County	TN	20,234	+6,002	+42%	2.9 mi	81
Snellville 30039	Gwinnett County	GA	51,742	+5,616	+12%	0.9 mi	81
Dawsonville 30534	Dawson County	GA	33,191	+4,348	+15%	0.5 mi	81
Grovetown 30813	Columbia County	GA	49,986	+5,921	+13%	4.1 mi	81
Antioch 37013	Davidson County	TN	102,055	+4,236	+4%	3.8 mi	81
Murfreesboro 37127	Rutherford County	TN	22,029	+4,194	+24%	16 mi	81
La Vergne 37086	Rutherford County	TN	37,786	+3,563	+10%	1.8 mi	80
Murfreesboro 37129	Rutherford County	TN	60,615	+2,575	+4%	7.0 mi	80
Snellville 30078	Gwinnett County	GA	41,041	+5,217	+15%	0.2 mi	80
Woodstock 30188	Cherokee County	GA	65,980	+2,809	+4%	3.6 mi	80
Stockbridge 30281	Henry County	GA	70,838	+3,305	+5%	0.7 mi	80
Statesboro 30458	Bulloch County	GA	48,191	+4,594	+11%	1.7 mi	80
Acworth 30101	Cobb County	GA	62,871	+4,830	+8%	5.2 mi	80
Atlanta 30309	Fulton County	GA	30,413	+5,669	+23%	2.1 mi	80
Warner Robins 31088	Houston County	GA	59,599	+4,857	+9%	0.8 mi	80
Alpharetta 30004	Fulton County	GA	67,850	+3,618	+6%	3.3 mi	80
Braselton 30517	Jackson County	GA	18,545	+3,888	+27%	7.9 mi	80
Alpharetta 30009	Fulton County	GA	21,592	+5,495	+34%	1.3 mi	80
Kathleen 31047	Houston County	GA	19,945	+5,320	+36%	1.3 mi	79
Rincon 31326	Effingham County	GA	23,882	+3,652	+18%	2.6 mi	79
Powder Springs 30127	Cobb County	GA	72,126	+4,438	+7%	1.6 mi	79
Dallas 30157	Paulding County	GA	52,193	+2,851	+6%	2.4 mi	79
Atlanta 30318	Fulton County	GA	58,651	+4,499	+8%	1.2 mi	79
Atlanta 30308	Fulton County	GA	23,329	+5,230	+29%	3.3 mi	79
Athens 30606	Clarke County	GA	48,156	+4,440	+10%	2.3 mi	79
Marietta 30066	Cobb County	GA	60,961	+5,413	+10%	3.8 mi	79
Woodstock 30189	Cherokee County	GA	41,586	+3,036	+8%	1.6 mi	79
Lithonia 30058	DeKalb County	GA	63,421	+5,763	+10%	2.6 mi	79
Buford 30518	Gwinnett County	GA	56,309	+3,621	+7%	1.6 mi	79
Duluth 30096	Gwinnett County	GA	71,141	+3,182	+5%	3.1 mi	79
Knoxville 37932	Knox County	TN	23,330	+5,261	+29%	2.8 mi	79
Villa Rica 30180	Carroll County	GA	41,434	+4,109	+11%	1.4 mi	78
Atlanta 30312	Fulton County	GA	27,147	+4,872	+22%	4.7 mi	78
Monroe 30655	Walton County	GA	28,349	+3,139	+12%	2.5 mi	78
Acworth 30102	Cherokee County	GA	44,593	+2,951	+7%	3.6 mi	78
Mcdonough 30252	Henry County	GA	48,902	+2,616	+6%	3.7 mi	78
Ball Ground 30107	Cherokee County	GA	18,035	+3,429	+23%	2.6 mi	78
Newnan 30265	Coweta County	GA	38,247	+3,557	+10%	4.0 mi	78
Atlanta 30349	Fulton County	GA	78,597	+3,083	+4%	4.7 mi	78
Watkinsville 30677	Oconee County	GA	21,471	+3,134	+17%	4.4 mi	78
Stone Mountain 30083	DeKalb County	GA	62,941	+4,618	+8%	2.7 mi	78
Senoia 30276	Coweta County	GA	19,316	+4,071	+27%	1.4 mi	78
Leesburg 31763	Lee County	GA	28,684	+4,498	+19%	4.3 mi	77
Carrollton 30117	Carroll County	GA	38,896	+3,321	+9%	1.6 mi	77
Conyers 30012	Rockdale County	GA	33,034	+5,429	+20%	2.1 mi	77
Bethlehem 30620	Barrow County	GA	16,564	+2,920	+21%	4.4 mi	77
Nashville 37206	Davidson County	TN	29,368	+3,898	+15%	3.5 mi	77
Cookeville 38501	Putnam County	TN	42,422	+4,046	+11%	3.5 mi	77
Newnan 30263	Coweta County	GA	60,906	+2,201	+4%	1.4 mi	77
Hiram 30141	Paulding County	GA	25,881	+2,555	+11%	3.1 mi	77
Lebanon 37090	Wilson County	TN	17,929	+2,830	+19%	4.2 mi	77
Atlanta 30342	Fulton County	GA	33,774	+3,587	+12%	4.1 mi	77
Pendergrass 30567	Jackson County	GA	5,169	+1,981	+62%	12 mi	77
Manchester 37355	Coffee County	TN	29,810	+3,444	+13%	1.7 mi	77
Atlanta 30305	Fulton County	GA	27,420	+3,727	+16%	3.0 mi	77
Douglasville 30134	Douglas County	GA	46,587	+2,473	+6%	2.1 mi	76
Franklin 37067	Williamson County	TN	31,550	+1,955	+7%	4.6 mi	76
Griffin 30224	Spalding County	GA	29,472	+4,330	+17%	1.4 mi	76
Cartersville 30120	Bartow County	GA	43,301	+2,048	+5%	2.5 mi	76
Jonesboro 30238	Clayton County	GA	43,050	+3,940	+10%	1.5 mi	76
Union City 30291	Fulton County	GA	25,013	+3,614	+17%	5.8 mi	76
Shelbyville 37160	Bedford County	TN	36,422	+2,519	+7%	1.9 mi	76
Rex 30273	Clayton County	GA	19,111	+4,448	+30%	4.1 mi	76
Peachtree City 30269	Fayette County	GA	39,990	+4,086	+11%	2.2 mi	76
Kingsland 31548	Camden County	GA	24,034	+2,888	+14%	2.0 mi	76
Covington 30014	Newton County	GA	40,208	+1,763	+5%	1.5 mi	76
Atlanta 30319	DeKalb County	GA	45,382	+3,543	+8%	5.0 mi	76
Statesboro 30461	Bulloch County	GA	17,512	+3,146	+22%	2.2 mi	76
Marietta 30008	Cobb County	GA	35,598	+3,616	+11%	3.0 mi	76
Pooler 31322	Chatham County	GA	28,695	+3,236	+13%	5.4 mi	75
Lithonia 30038	DeKalb County	GA	42,744	+3,640	+9%	4.8 mi	75
Atlanta 30344	Fulton County	GA	35,486	+2,780	+9%	1.7 mi	75
Greensboro 30642	Greene County	GA	14,884	+2,935	+25%	5.8 mi	75
Hixson 37343	Hamilton County	TN	44,572	+2,917	+7%	1.8 mi	75
Kennesaw 30144	Cobb County	GA	58,389	+2,569	+5%	0.8 mi	75
Atlanta 30338	DeKalb County	GA	39,042	+3,607	+10%	3.0 mi	75
Cleveland 37311	Bradley County	TN	31,043	+3,291	+12%	0.5 mi	75
Harrison 37341	Hamilton County	TN	14,966	+3,754	+33%	3.4 mi	75
Knoxville 37920	Knox County	TN	43,509	+2,589	+6%	1.7 mi	75
Knoxville 37922	Knox County	TN	39,013	+2,789	+8%	1.2 mi	75
Bonaire 31005	Houston County	GA	20,697	+3,167	+18%	3.8 mi	75
Roswell 30075	Fulton County	GA	55,274	+1,946	+4%	1.9 mi	75
Loudon 37774	Loudon County	TN	20,989	+3,178	+18%	4.1 mi	75
Knoxville 37919	Knox County	TN	31,401	+2,765	+10%	1.6 mi	74
Murfreesboro 37130	Rutherford County	TN	57,768	+697	+1%	12 mi	74
Seymour 37865	Sevier County	TN	25,113	+3,556	+17%	1.1 mi	74
Knoxville 37931	Knox County	TN	31,149	+2,705	+10%	1.9 mi	74
Fayetteville 30215	Fayette County	GA	39,233	+2,792	+8%	5.4 mi	74
White House 37188	Robertson County	TN	17,685	+2,552	+17%	2.3 mi	74
Blairsville 30512	Union County	GA	24,226	+3,146	+15%	1.8 mi	74
Alpharetta 30005	Fulton County	GA	41,471	+1,415	+4%	1.5 mi	74
Flowery Branch 30542	Hall County	GA	38,300	+1,244	+3%	3.7 mi	74
Nashville 37208	Davidson County	TN	20,204	+2,622	+15%	2.5 mi	74
Atlanta 30340	DeKalb County	GA	30,646	+2,618	+9%	0.2 mi	73
Augusta 30906	Richmond County	GA	61,415	+3,301	+6%	1.6 mi	73
Hephzibah 30815	Richmond County	GA	44,017	+3,670	+9%	1.6 mi	73
Johnson City 37604	Washington County	TN	38,359	+2,605	+7%	0.4 mi	73
Atlanta 30326	Fulton County	GA	8,497	+2,467	+41%	4.4 mi	72
Midland 31820	Muscogee County	GA	14,619	+3,804	+35%	8.1 mi	72
Knoxville 37924	Knox County	TN	14,672	+2,672	+22%	0.9 mi	72
Byron 31008	Peach County	GA	20,882	+2,501	+14%	2.7 mi	72
Lagrange 30240	Troup County	GA	31,670	+2,556	+9%	6.9 mi	72
Columbus 31907	Muscogee County	GA	61,544	+4,881	+9%	3.7 mi	72
Hartsville 37074	Trousdale County	TN	10,999	+2,332	+27%	2.5 mi	72
Lascassas 37085	Rutherford County	TN	6,102	+1,602	+36%	15 mi	72
Harlem 30814	Columbia County	GA	10,767	+2,229	+26%	2.8 mi	72
Oak Ridge 37830	Anderson County	TN	32,519	+3,065	+10%	0.7 mi	72
Kingston 30145	Bartow County	GA	9,065	+1,923	+27%	10 mi	71
College Grove 37046	Williamson County	TN	6,632	+1,534	+30%	7.9 mi	71
Oakland 38060	Fayette County	TN	12,360	+2,897	+31%	11 mi	71
Thomaston 30286	Upson County	GA	24,616	+2,531	+11%	1.8 mi	71
Gainesville 30506	Hall County	GA	44,964	+496	+1%	5.0 mi	71
Midway 31320	Liberty County	GA	10,431	+2,173	+26%	4.3 mi	70
Eagleville 37060	Rutherford County	TN	3,574	+1,230	+52%	15 mi	70
Douglasville 30135	Douglas County	GA	66,689	+555	+1%	1.7 mi	70
Scottdale 30079	DeKalb County	GA	4,850	+2,026	+72%	5.3 mi	70
Hull 30646	Madison County	GA	8,161	+1,655	+25%	6.4 mi	70
Johnson City 37601	Washington County	TN	38,622	+2,702	+8%	0.2 mi	70
Fortson 31808	Harris County	GA	8,888	+1,927	+28%	4.7 mi	69
Murrayville 30564	Lumpkin County	GA	4,815	+1,401	+41%	6.2 mi	68
Nashville 37211	Davidson County	TN	77,117	+283	+0%	2.7 mi	68
Taylorsville 30178	Bartow County	GA	4,202	+1,231	+41%	8.4 mi	68
Macon 31204	Bibb County	GA	32,730	+3,044	+10%	2.2 mi	68
Waycross 31503	Ware County	GA	23,173	+2,549	+12%	0.4 mi	66
Chattanooga 37408	Hamilton County	TN	3,029	+1,339	+79%	1.0 mi	66
Whitesburg 37891	Hamblen County	TN	4,338	+1,488	+52%	2.8 mi	65
Summertown 38483	Lawrence County	TN	7,133	+1,565	+28%	1.8 mi	65
Andersonville 37705	Anderson County	TN	5,479	+1,518	+38%	5.4 mi	64
Greeneville 37745	Greene County	TN	21,131	+3,697	+21%	0.4 mi	63
Memphis 38125	Shelby County	TN	42,793	+5,274	+14%	4.8 mi	50
Cosby 37722	Cocke County	TN	7,430	+2,050	+38%	2.8 mi	48
Arlington 38002	Shelby County	TN	43,868	+3,623	+9%	9.7 mi	47