Jefferson Tennessee Map

About Jefferson, Tennessee

Jefferson is a locality in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of 54,495. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Jefferson is located at 35.8945°N, 85.7111°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37760.

Jefferson sprawls across a gentle, rolling landscape where the Cumberland Plateau begins to dip its shoulders. It lies 10.8 miles west of White, TN (from White, TN: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-east of DeKalb. The air here, especially after a soft rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the broad, open fields and the fringes of the dense woodlands. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the weathered clapboard houses and the stoic, enduring oaks that stand sentinel along the county roads. The terrain itself, a tapestry of green in summer and a stark, skeletal beauty in winter, offers a quiet, persistent invitation to explore its hidden hollows and sun-dappled creeks, each bend promising a new, familiar vista. This corner of DeKalb County, Tennessee, whispers tales of a past deeply rooted in agriculture and a tenacious spirit of self-reliance. For generations, the fertile bottomlands and the sloping hillsides have yielded crops, sustaining families and shaping the very character of Jefferson. The local economy, though diversified, still bears the imprint of its agrarian heritage, with a quiet hum of small businesses and workshops catering to the needs of the surrounding countryside. The Cumberland River, a lifeblood for the region, flows nearby, its presence felt not in grand beaches, but in the subtle shaping of the land and the enduring connection to water that defines so much of this place. Jefferson, in its unpretentious way, is a testament to enduring community and the quiet strength found in the rhythm of the land.

About This Jefferson Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Jefferson, Tennessee with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Jefferson and DeKalb County.

Detailed location data for Jefferson includes the ZIP code (37166), telephone area code (615, 865), county seat of DeKalb County (Smithville), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Jefferson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.