Oakland Tennessee Map

About Oakland, Tennessee

Oakland is a locality in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. Oakland is located at 36.2709°N, 86.3425°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38060.

Oakland’s rolling fields, still damp with morning dew, stretch out under a sky that promises a warm Tennessee day. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-west of Lebanon, TN (from Lebanon, TN: bearing 327°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-north-west of Wilson. The air here carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. Here and there, stands of oak and hickory punctuate the landscape, their leaves catching the sunlight in a shifting mosaic of greens and golds. The terrain, a gentle rise and fall of pasture and cropland, hints at the underlying limestone that shapes the very bones of this place. Life in Oakland moves with a quiet deliberation, a steady pulse that beats in time with the seasons. This corner of Wilson County has a long memory, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring patterns of agriculture and community. The land that once sustained Native American tribes now yields crops of corn and soybeans, a testament to generations who have worked this soil. The local economy, while not booming, remains rooted in the land, with small farms and family-owned businesses forming the backbone of Oakland. The occasional hum of a tractor or the distant bark of a dog are the prevailing sounds, a far cry from the clamor of larger towns. There’s a comfortable familiarity to Oakland, a sense of place that has been cultivated over decades, fostering a quiet resilience in its residents.

About This Oakland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakland, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.270885, -86.342492. 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 Oakland and Wilson County.

Detailed location data for Oakland includes the ZIP code (37681), telephone area code (615, 629, 901), county seat of Wilson County (Lebanon), and school district assignment (Fayette County School District). 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 Oakland is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.