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]
Pelham, Tennessee | |
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  Pelham  Pelham | |
| Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 85°52′51″W / 35.31000°N 85.88083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Grundy |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.64 sq mi (43.10 km2) |
| • Land | 16.64 sq mi (43.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 371 |
| • Density | 22.30/sq mi (8.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 37366 |
| Area code | 931 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1297123[2] |
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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 371 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelham, Tennessee
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ Janelle Layne Taylor, "Pelham Valley Places," Grundy County History website. Accessed: April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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