Explore South Pittsburg, Tennessee, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Tennessee or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to South Pittsburg.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | South Pittsburg |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Marion County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.011154 |
| Longitude | -85.718225 |
| Population | 3,106 |
| Density | 145.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 37380 |
| Area Code | 615 |
| County Seat | Jasper |
| School District | Marion County School District |
South Pittsburg manifests as a quiet convergence of industrial grit and river-carved earth, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Tennessee River just a mile to the east. It lies 22.5 miles west of Chattanooga, TN (from Chattanooga, TN: bearing 264°T), and is situated 6.2 miles southwest of Jasper. The landscape here favors the low-lying basin of Happy Hollow, where the air holds a persistent, heavy moisture that clings to the brick facades of the downtown district. Sunlight in the late afternoon catches the iron-rich soil of the surrounding fields, casting a long, amber glow that softens the harsh lines of the valley floor. Residents move with a measured pace, often gathering at Moore Park to watch the shadows lengthen across the grass, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the eastern horizon like a fading memory of higher ground.
South Pittsburg carries the weight of a century defined by the steady heat of the foundry, an economy once forged in the fires of iron and coal. This legacy remains visible in the heavy, enduring cast-iron goods that bear the local mark, a craft that has outlasted the boom-and-bust cycles of the industrial age. Beyond the factory walls, the land transitions into the dense, quiet timber of Franklin-Marion State Forest, a short drive away for those seeking the solitude of the woods. History is not merely a record here but a tangible presence, felt in the local devotion to preserving the past, whether through the quiet exploration of the River Mont Cave Historical Trail or the seasonal return of crowds for the town’s famous national cornbread festival. The proximity of Guntersville Lake ensures that the water remains a central character in the daily rhythm, offering a cooling reprieve from the summer heat that settles over the basin.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.011154, -85.718225. 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 South Pittsburg includes the ZIP code (37380), telephone area code (615), county seat of Marion County (Jasper), and school district assignment (Marion County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |