Lenox Tennessee Map

About Lenox, Tennessee

Lenox is a locality in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 308. The population density is 47.2 people per km². Lenox is located at 36.0876°N, 89.4973°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 38104, 38024.

Lenox holds the quiet weight of the western Tennessee plains, defined by a landscape that stretches flat and wide under an expansive, unyielding sky. It lies 3.7 miles west of Shelby, TN (from Shelby, TN: bearing 269°T), and is situated 3.7 miles east-southeast of Memphis. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the distant, faint silhouette of Pecan Ridge that marks the far periphery of the traveler’s view. Within the immediate footprint of the land, the earth maintains a steady, fertile consistency, punctuated by the slow, deliberate movement of Lick Creek as it carves a shallow path through the soil just a mile from the center. Peabody Park offers an immediate patch of managed green, providing a stillness that complements the rhythmic, seasonal shift of light across the fields. Even at dusk, when the shadows lengthen across the dust, the air retains a dry, grounded warmth, reflecting the simple, unadorned character of the local geography.

Lenox carries the legacy of a working landscape where the economy has long been tethered to the productivity of the soil and the steady commerce of the surrounding region. The presence of Memphis Lake nearby serves as a quiet anchor for the area, drawing the occasional visitor to its edges while the daily life of the locality continues with a focus on agriculture and local trade. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the families who have worked this ground, maintaining a steady, modest pace of life that resists the frantic acceleration of larger urban centers. Further afield, the low-lying expanse of Presidents Island Number Forty-five reminds one of the complex water-sculpted terrain that defines the greater basin. In Lenox, the day begins and ends with the familiar sounds of a place that knows its own boundaries, valuing the quiet consistency of its fields over the clamor of external change.

About This Lenox Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lenox, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.087644, -89.497252. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lenox includes the ZIP code (38104, 38024), telephone area code (901), county seat of Shelby County (Memphis), and school district assignment (Dyer County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.