Tennessee ZIP Codes: Ranges, Prefixes and Major Cities
Tennessee uses 785 active ZIP codes, running from 37010 to 38589. This guide shows how those codes are grouped, which ones serve the state's largest cities and how to format them correctly.
ZIP code range and prefixes
Every Tennessee ZIP code starts with one of 16 three-digit prefixes. Each prefix points to a sectional center facility, the processing plant that sorts mail for a group of nearby post offices.
- 370
- 371
- 372
- 373
- 374
- 375
- 376
- 377
- 378
- 379
- 380
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- 382
- 383
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- 385
Types of ZIP codes in Tennessee
| Type | Count | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 602 | Street delivery areas |
| PO Box | 142 | Post office boxes only |
| Unique | 41 | A single high-volume organization |
ZIP codes for major Tennessee cities
| City | County | Standard ZIPs | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | Shelby County | 29 | 38103–38157 |
| Nashville | Davidson County | 22 | 37201–37238 |
| Knoxville | Knox County | 18 | 37902–37938 |
| Chattanooga | Hamilton County | 16 | 37402–37450 |
| Crossville | Cumberland County | 4 | 38555–38572 |
| Kingsport | Sullivan County | 4 | 37660–37665 |
| Murfreesboro | Rutherford County | 4 | 37127–37130 |
| Clarksville | Montgomery County | 3 | 37040–37043 |
| Cleveland | Bradley County | 3 | 37311–37323 |
| Franklin | Williamson County | 3 | 37064–37069 |
| Johnson City | Washington County | 3 | 37601–37615 |
| Maryville | Blount County | 3 | 37801–37804 |
| Cookeville | Putnam County | 2 | 38501–38506 |
| Cordova | Shelby County | 2 | 38016–38018 |
| Germantown | Shelby County | 2 | 38138–38139 |
Nashville is the state capital. Larger cities have many ZIP codes because each code follows mail delivery routes, not city limits.
Sample addresses
Daniel Kim
1438 Prospect St
Clarksville, TN 37040
Priya Allen
1753 Maple Dr
Maryville, TN 37803
Barbara Carter
181 Mill Pl
Memphis, TN 38119
These examples use real city and ZIP pairs with invented street lines, so they are safe for testing and documentation.
Tips for working with these ZIP codes
- Store ZIP codes as text, not numbers, so the format stays consistent across states with leading zeros.
- Tennessee spans more than one time zone (Central and Eastern). Use the ZIP code or county, not the state, to decide local time.
- A quick sanity check: a valid TN ZIP code begins with one of the prefixes listed above.
- City names in addresses are post office names. A suburb may share a ZIP code and city name with a nearby larger town.
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