Tennessee: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

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Tennessee in the United States
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in JulyMost of Tennessee · 65 of 95 countiesAmerica/Chicago
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July30 countiesAmerica/New_York
MemphisKnoxvilleChattanoogaClarksville
Tennessee and its counties (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
7,315,076
Land area
41,225 sq mi (106,772 km²)
Water area
905 sq mi (2,344 km²)
State FIPS code
47
Coordinates (central point)
35.858460, -86.349634

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in Tennessee, largest first

10 metro areas and 17 micro areas have counties in Tennessee. 4 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area2,197,416 people
  2. Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area1,341,412 people
  3. Knoxville, TN Metro Area968,137 people
  4. Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area594,530 people
  5. Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area349,001 people
  6. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area314,834 people
  7. Johnson City, TN Metro Area216,416 people
  8. Jackson, TN Metro Area184,569 people
  9. Cookeville, TN Micro Area152,477 people
  10. Cleveland, TN Metro Area134,057 people
  11. Morristown, TN Metro Area128,867 people
  12. Sevierville, TN Micro Area101,342 people
All 27
  1. Greeneville, TN Micro Area73,831 people
  2. Athens, TN Micro Area71,590 people
  3. Tullahoma-Manchester, TN Micro Area69,339 people
  4. Crossville, TN Micro Area66,300 people
  5. Shelbyville, TN Micro Area55,273 people
  6. Lawrenceburg, TN Micro Area46,914 people
  7. Winchester, TN Micro Area45,579 people
  8. McMinnville, TN Micro Area43,717 people
  9. Lewisburg, TN Micro Area38,071 people
  10. Newport, TN Micro Area37,889 people
  11. Fayetteville, TN Micro Area36,853 people
  12. Dyersburg, TN Micro Area36,320 people
  13. Martin, TN Micro Area33,261 people
  14. Paris, TN Micro Area32,896 people
  15. Union City, TN Micro Area30,067 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Shelby County, Tennessee910,226 people
  2. Davidson County, Tennessee745,904 people
  3. Knox County, Tennessee511,453 people
  4. Hamilton County, Tennessee390,833 people
  5. Rutherford County, Tennessee386,352 people
  6. Williamson County, Tennessee272,061 people
  7. Montgomery County, Tennessee249,935 people
  8. Sumner County, Tennessee215,538 people
  9. Wilson County, Tennessee175,033 people
  10. Sullivan County, Tennessee163,759 people
  11. Blount County, Tennessee143,820 people
  12. Washington County, Tennessee141,199 people
All 95
  1. Maury County, Tennessee118,131 people
  2. Bradley County, Tennessee115,465 people
  3. Sevier County, Tennessee101,342 people
  4. Madison County, Tennessee100,790 people
  5. Putnam County, Tennessee86,612 people
  6. Anderson County, Tennessee82,066 people
  7. Robertson County, Tennessee80,175 people
  8. Greene County, Tennessee73,831 people
  9. Hamblen County, Tennessee68,843 people
  10. Cumberland County, Tennessee66,300 people
  11. Loudon County, Tennessee63,764 people
  12. Coffee County, Tennessee62,419 people
  13. Tipton County, Tennessee62,287 people
  14. Jefferson County, Tennessee60,024 people
  15. Hawkins County, Tennessee59,559 people
  16. Dickson County, Tennessee58,662 people
  17. McMinn County, Tennessee57,404 people
  18. Roane County, Tennessee57,395 people

See all 95 counties and equivalents in Tennessee, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee (metropolitan government)690,130 people
  2. Memphis, Tennessee (city)618,980 people
  3. Knoxville, Tennessee (city)195,185 people
  4. Chattanooga, Tennessee (city)185,783 people
  5. Clarksville, Tennessee (city)176,456 people
  6. Murfreesboro, Tennessee (city)161,445 people
  7. Franklin, Tennessee (city)87,133 people
  8. Johnson City, Tennessee (city)72,222 people
  9. Jackson, Tennessee (city)68,435 people
  10. Hendersonville, Tennessee (city)63,091 people
  11. Bartlett, Tennessee (city)56,876 people
  12. Smyrna, Tennessee (town)56,692 people
All 504
  1. Kingsport, Tennessee (city)56,262 people
  2. Spring Hill, Tennessee (city)55,765 people
  3. Collierville, Tennessee (town)51,515 people
  4. Cleveland, Tennessee (city)48,829 people
  5. Gallatin, Tennessee (city)48,532 people
  6. Brentwood, Tennessee (city)45,556 people
  7. Columbia, Tennessee (city)45,441 people
  8. Lebanon, Tennessee (city)44,788 people
  9. Mount Juliet, Tennessee (city)42,073 people
  10. Germantown, Tennessee (city)40,673 people
  11. La Vergne, Tennessee (city)40,243 people
  12. Cookeville, Tennessee (city)36,088 people
  13. Oak Ridge, Tennessee (city)32,693 people
  14. Maryville, Tennessee (city)32,392 people
  15. Morristown, Tennessee (city)31,527 people
  16. Bristol, Tennessee (city)27,636 people
  17. Shelbyville, Tennessee (city)24,661 people
  18. Farragut, Tennessee (town)24,634 people

See all 504 cities, towns and communities in Tennessee, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. ZIP 37013105,212 people
  2. ZIP 3704287,652 people
  3. ZIP 3712879,268 people
  4. ZIP 3721176,573 people
  5. ZIP 3707573,522 people
  6. ZIP 3712268,492 people
  7. ZIP 3706467,513 people
  8. ZIP 3840167,482 people
  9. ZIP 3716766,504 people
  10. ZIP 3704064,977 people
  11. ZIP 3706664,650 people
  12. ZIP 3712963,652 people
All 643
  1. ZIP 3702761,630 people
  2. ZIP 3704358,742 people
  3. ZIP 3713058,064 people
  4. ZIP 3801756,826 people
  5. ZIP 3708756,655 people
  6. ZIP 3717453,900 people
  7. ZIP 3830553,488 people
  8. ZIP 3742152,985 people
  9. ZIP 3791845,971 people
  10. ZIP 3734345,101 people
  11. ZIP 3792044,995 people
  12. ZIP 3801644,136 people
  13. ZIP 3813443,947 people
  14. ZIP 3800243,882 people
  15. ZIP 3812543,071 people
  16. ZIP 3850142,471 people
  17. ZIP 3810942,452 people
  18. ZIP 3812842,162 people

See all 643 ZIP Code areas in Tennessee, largest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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