Philadelphia Tennessee Map

About Philadelphia, Tennessee

Philadelphia is a locality in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 607. The population density is 150.7 people per km². Philadelphia is located at 35.6790°N, 84.3999°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Philadelphia is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38401, 37681, 37846.

Philadelphia occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth rises and falls in long, muscular swells of deep clay and limestone. It lies 7.7 miles east-southeast of Columbia, TN (from Columbia, TN: bearing 122°T), and is situated 13.3 miles east-southeast of Maury. The landscape around Philadelphia is defined by the steady, patient work of the Duck River, which threads its path just a mile away, carving through the soil and nurturing the verdant thickets that border the Yanahli Wildlife Management Area. In the cooling light of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the pastures, turning the grasses a muted, dusty gold while the distant reaches of the Appalachian Mountains appear as a faint, jagged smudge of violet against the horizon. The air here holds a particular, heavy stillness, smelling faintly of turned dirt and the damp, cool breath of the earth rising up to meet the coming twilight.

History in Philadelphia remains grounded in the quiet industry of the soil, a place where the economy has long leaned on the slow, productive rhythm of farming and the careful stewardship of the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the terrain dips toward the quiet, sheltered depression of Byrd Hollow, a reminder of the intricate, hidden topography that dictates the flow of local life. While the surface of the land appears immutable, the presence of Collins Lakes six miles away provides a subtle shift in the regional geography, offering a contrast to the dense woodlands that define the local character. Daily life here moves with a deliberate, unforced tempo, tethered to the changing seasons and the persistent, quiet endurance of a landscape that has seen generations tend to its stubborn, fertile fiber.

About This Philadelphia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Philadelphia, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.67905, -84.399914. 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 Philadelphia includes the ZIP code (38401, 37681, 37846), telephone area code (731, 865), county seat of Maury County (Columbia), and school district assignment (Loudon 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.