Pelham, Tennessee

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
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
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]

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. 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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