Tennessee · Census place 4736460
Humboldt, Tennessee
Humboldt is a city in 2 counties of Tennessee with an estimated 7,852 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 74th largest of 232 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 7,852
- #74 of 232 in Tennessee
- Change since 2020
- -0.3%
- -24 people
- Land area
- 10.4 sq mi
- Density
- 756 / sq mi
- State median 947
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Humboldt population, 2020 to 2024
Humboldt lost 24 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.3%. In the latest year it moved by -4. Among 104 Tennessee places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 88th; the median place changed by +4.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Tennessee has 12,136 people, so Humboldt is 65% of it.
Humboldt covers 10.38 square miles of land, for 756 people per square mile of land. The median Tennessee place of 5,000+ has 947, so Humboldt is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Humboldt spans
Humboldt crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 7,852 residents as follows; Gibson County holds 98.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Gibson County7,756
- 02Madison County96
ZIP codes in Humboldt
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Humboldt by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 38343. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Humboldt is
The Census internal point of Humboldt is at 35.827400, -88.904500. Nashville, the capital, is 120.8 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Milan, TN (8,306 people), 10.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 77.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.827400, -88.904500
- DMS
- 35°49'38.64"N 88°54'16.20"W
- UTM
- 16N 327968.6E 3966478.8N
- Geohash
- dn2gbfjtx
- Plus code
- 867HR3GW+X6
Daylight in Humboldt
At 35.83° N, Humboldt gets about 14 h 36 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Humboldt
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Tennessee, measured between internal points. The closest is Three Way, 4.7 miles away, with 1,922 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Humboldt, TN?
7,852 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 24 (0.3%) from 7,876 in July 2020.
What county is Humboldt in?
It spans 2 counties: Gibson County (7,756 residents), Madison County (96 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Humboldt?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 38343.
How far is Humboldt from Nashville?
120.8 miles (194.4 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Humboldt.
What is the nearest larger city to Humboldt?
Milan, TN, with 8,306 residents, 10.3 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.