Pelham, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Pelham is located in Tennessee
Pelham
Pelham
Pelham is located in the United States
Pelham
Pelham
Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 85°52′51″W / 35.31000°N 85.88083°W / 35.31000; -85.88083
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyGrundy
Area
[1]
 • Total16.64 sq mi (43.10 km2)
 • Land16.64 sq mi (43.10 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total371
 • Density22.30/sq mi (8.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37366
Area code931
GNIS feature ID1297123[2]

Pelham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 403.[4] Pelham is located at the junction of U.S. Route 41, State Route 2, and State Route 50 near the base of the Cumberland Plateau, 5.35 miles (8.61 km) north-northwest of Monteagle.[5] Pelham has a post office with ZIP code 37366, which opened on April 4, 1832.[6][7]

The community is believed to have been named for a family of early settlers.[8] There is a school in Pelham. It is Pelham Elementary school.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020371—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelham, Tennessee
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ Grundy County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  6. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  8. ↑ Janelle Layne Taylor, "Pelham Valley Places," Grundy County History website. Accessed: 18 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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