Pelham, Tennessee

Pelham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 403.[2] Pelham is located at the junction of U.S. Route 41, State Route 2, and State Route 50 near the base of the Cumberland Plateau, 5.35 miles (8.61 km) north-northwest of Monteagle.[4] Pelham has a post office with ZIP code 37366, which opened on April 4, 1832.[5][6]

Pelham, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Pelham
Pelham
Coordinates: 35°18′36″N 85°52′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyGrundy
Area
[1]
 • Total16.640 sq mi (43.10 km2)
 • Land16.640 sq mi (43.10 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total403
 • Density24/sq mi (9.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37366
Area code(s)931
GNIS feature ID1297123[3]

The community is believed to have been named for a family of early settlers.[7] There is a school in Pelham. It is Pelham Elementary school.

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Pelham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Grundy County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-04-13. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  5. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  7. Janelle Layne Taylor, "Pelham Valley Places," Grundy County History website. Accessed: 18 April 2016.


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