| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 731 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:47 PM |
| Population: | 26,284 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 47097 |
| Land Area: | 595 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 31 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.7604, -89.5148 |
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26,284 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 595 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 29,471 to 26,284 from 2014 to 2024 — a -10.8% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 38037 (Gates, $51,976 median) and poorest ZIP 38041 (Henning, $41,042) are 14.1 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $88,700 in 38037 (Gates) to $153,300 in 38063 (Ripley).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 32 people/sq mi in 38040 (Halls) to 53 in 38063 (Ripley).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.2% bachelor's+ in 38041 (Henning) to 14.3% in 38063 (Ripley) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Tennessee, this is the #54 most populous of 95 counties and ranks #85 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,323 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
11.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,151 of 18,099 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Lauderdale County lost 10.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: