Pelham, Tennessee

Pelham, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Pelham, Tennessee
Pelham, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 85°52′51″W / 35.31000°N 85.88083°W / 35.31000; -85.88083Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 85°52′51″W / 35.31000°N 85.88083°W / 35.31000; -85.88083
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Grundy
Area[1]
  Total 16.640 sq mi (43.10 km2)
  Land 16.640 sq mi (43.10 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,024 ft (312 m)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 403
  Density 24/sq mi (9.4/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 37366
Area code(s) 931
GNIS feature ID 1297123[3]

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.[2] 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.[4] Pelham has a post office with ZIP code 37366, which opened on April 4, 1832.[5][6]

The community is believed to have been named for a family of early settlers.[7]

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Pelham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Grundy County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  5. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  7. Janelle Layne Taylor, "Pelham Valley Places," Grundy County History website. Accessed: 18 April 2016.


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