Tennessee · Census place 4763060
Ridgely, Tennessee
Ridgely is a town in Lake County, Tennessee with an estimated 1,666 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 193rd largest of 232 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,666
- #193 of 232 in Tennessee
- Change since 2020
- -1.0%
- -17 people
- Land area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Density
- 841 / sq mi
- State median 947
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Ridgely population, 2020 to 2024
Ridgely lost 17 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.0%. In the latest year it moved by +33.
Ridgely covers 1.98 square miles of land, for 841 people per square mile of land. The median Tennessee place of 5,000+ has 947, so Ridgely is less dense than the typical town.
What county Ridgely is in
All of Ridgely's residents live in Lake County, which had 6,422 residents in 2024. Ridgely holds 25.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Ridgely
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ridgely by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 38080. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Ridgely is
The Census internal point of Ridgely is at 36.263200, -89.480600. Nashville, the capital, is 150.5 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Tiptonville, TN (3,425 people), 7.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 84.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.263200, -89.480600
- DMS
- 36°15'47.52"N 89°28'50.16"W
- UTM
- 16N 277153.6E 4015996.2N
- Geohash
- dn2q7cd0q
- Plus code
- 868G7G79+7Q
Daylight in Ridgely
At 36.26° N, Ridgely gets about 14 h 38 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 41 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 57 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Ridgely
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Tennessee, measured between internal points. The closest is Tiptonville, 7.8 miles away, with 3,425 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Ridgely, TN?
1,666 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 17 (1.0%) from 1,683 in July 2020.
What county is Ridgely in?
Lake County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Ridgely?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 38080.
How far is Ridgely from Nashville?
150.5 miles (242.2 km) in a straight line, heading E from Ridgely.
What is the nearest larger city to Ridgely?
Tiptonville, TN, with 3,425 residents, 7.8 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.