Summertown Tennessee Map

About Summertown, Tennessee

Summertown is a locality in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 856. The population density is 164.3 people per km². Summertown is located at 35.4344°N, 87.3085°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 37377, 38483.

Summertown endures as a quiet convergence of limestone-rich earth and dense, temperate woodland. It lies 3.9 miles north of Red Bank, TN (from Red Bank, TN: bearing 353°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north of Chattanooga. Little Falling Water Creek traces a path through the landscape, its current carving a subtle rhythm into the soil long before the waters reach the nearby depression of Pickett Gulf. To the west, the canopy thickens where Prentice Cooper State Forest guards the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent, atmospheric boundary to the east. At the precipice of the local terrain, the sudden, rhythmic drop of Rockstack Falls offers a sharp contrast to the otherwise leveled, fertile ground where the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers against the bark of ancient oaks.

Summertown carries the weight of a legacy rooted in the slow, persistent cultivation of the Middle Tennessee plateau. Mabbitt Springs Park serves as a focal point for the locality, providing a quiet space that anchors the daily life of those who work the surrounding agricultural tracts or commute toward regional trade hubs. The economy remains tethered to the land’s yield and the steady, unpretentious industry of its residents, who move through their days with a deliberate pace that acknowledges the seasons rather than the clock. Even the proximity of Read Lake offers a stillness that reflects the character of the inhabitants, whose lives remain defined by the modest, enduring cycle of the harvest and the deep, quiet gravity of the interior woods.

About This Summertown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Summertown, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.434421, -87.30846. 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 Summertown includes the ZIP code (37377, 38483), telephone area code (615, 901), county seat of Hamilton County (Chattanooga), and school district assignment (Lawrence 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.