Tennessee · Census place 4770060
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
South Pittsburg is a city in Marion County, Tennessee with an estimated 2,969 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 136th largest of 232 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,969
- #136 of 232 in Tennessee
- Change since 2020
- -3.9%
- -120 people
- Land area
- 8.2 sq mi
- Density
- 361 / sq mi
- State median 947
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South Pittsburg population, 2020 to 2024
South Pittsburg lost 120 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.9%. In the latest year it moved by -6.
South Pittsburg covers 8.22 square miles of land, for 361 people per square mile of land. The median Tennessee place of 5,000+ has 947, so South Pittsburg is less dense than the typical town.
What county South Pittsburg is in
All of South Pittsburg's residents live in Marion County, which had 29,826 residents in 2024. South Pittsburg holds 10.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in South Pittsburg
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps South Pittsburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 37380. 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 South Pittsburg is
The Census internal point of South Pittsburg is at 35.011200, -85.718200. Nashville, the capital, is 99.8 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Jasper, TN (3,655 people), 6.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN, 26.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 35.011200, -85.718200
- DMS
- 35°00'40.32"N 85°43'5.52"W
- UTM
- 16N 616953.8E 3875035.8N
- Geohash
- dn5p1mtgj
- Plus code
- 867P276J+FP
Daylight in South Pittsburg
At 35.01° N, South Pittsburg gets about 14 h 31 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 48 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 43 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near South Pittsburg
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Tennessee, measured between internal points. The closest is Kimball, 3.5 miles away, with 1,638 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of South Pittsburg, TN?
2,969 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 120 (3.9%) from 3,089 in July 2020.
What county is South Pittsburg in?
Marion County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover South Pittsburg?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 37380.
How far is South Pittsburg from Nashville?
99.8 miles (160.5 km) in a straight line, heading NW from South Pittsburg.
What is the nearest larger city to South Pittsburg?
Jasper, TN, with 3,655 residents, 6.8 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.