Tennessee · Census place 4774540

Tiptonville, Tennessee

Tiptonville is a town in Lake County, Tennessee with an estimated 3,425 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 132nd largest of 232 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
3,425
#132 of 232 in Tennessee
Change since 2020
-13.7%
-543 people
Land area
3.3 sq mi
+ 0.02 sq mi water
Density
1,032 / sq mi
State median 947
Orange pin: Tiptonville. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Nashville.

Tiptonville population, 2020 to 2024

Tiptonville lost 543 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -13.7%. In the latest year it moved by -35.

3,96820203,49620213,49920223,46020233,4252024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,975. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Tiptonville covers 3.32 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,032 people per square mile of land. The median Tennessee place of 5,000+ has 947, so Tiptonville is close to the typical town.

What county Tiptonville is in

All of Tiptonville's residents live in Lake County, which had 6,422 residents in 2024. Tiptonville holds 53.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Tiptonville

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Tiptonville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 38079. 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 Tiptonville is

The Census internal point of Tiptonville is at 36.376100, -89.475300. Nashville, the capital, is 150.6 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Caruthersville, MO (5,170 people), 17.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN, 91.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
36.376100, -89.475300
DMS
36°22'33.96"N 89°28'31.08"W
UTM
16N 277950.5E 4028510.5N
Geohash
dn2qgyn44
Plus code
868G9GGF+CV

Daylight in Tiptonville

At 36.38° N, Tiptonville gets about 14 h 39 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 41 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 58 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Tiptonville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Tennessee, measured between internal points. The closest is Ridgely, 7.8 miles away, with 1,666 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tiptonville, TN?

3,425 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 543 (13.7%) from 3,968 in July 2020.

What county is Tiptonville in?

Lake County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Tiptonville?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 38079.

How far is Tiptonville from Nashville?

150.6 miles (242.4 km) in a straight line, heading E from Tiptonville.

What is the nearest larger city to Tiptonville?

Caruthersville, MO, with 5,170 residents, 17.1 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.