Westport Tennessee Map

About Westport, Tennessee

Westport is a locality in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Westport is located at 35.8965°N, 88.3173°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38387.

Westport unfolds onto a landscape where the land remembers the slow, deliberate sculpting of water and wind, a place where the rolling hills of western Tennessee soften into wide, fertile plains. It lies 30.7 miles east-north-east of Carroll, TN (from Carroll, TN: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-east of Huntingdon. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a palpable stillness, a quiet hum of insect life and the distant rustle of leaves from the scattered oak and hickory stands. This is a land of deep, rich soil, where the horizon is a gentle curve, often veiled in a haze that softens the edges of the world, giving a dreamlike quality to the fields of corn and soybeans that stretch out like rumpled green velvet. The narrow roads, often bordered by weathered fences and occasional stands of wild dogwood, lead past farmhouses that seem to breathe with the quietude of generations, their porches holding the silent stories of days gone by. The history of Westport is intimately tied to the fertile earth and the nearby waters, its economy long rooted in agriculture, a tradition that still defines its character. Generations have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its depths, and the echoes of that labor are felt in the sturdy barns and the well-worn machinery that dot the countryside. While the rhythms of farming still dictate much of life, the story of Westport also includes the quiet hum of small businesses that serve the local populace, their storefronts offering a friendly face and a familiar greeting. It is a place where the past is not a distant memory but a living presence, woven into the very texture of the community, from the enduring spirit of its people to the quiet dignity of its rural existence.

About This Westport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westport, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.896452, -88.317268. 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 Westport and Carroll County.

Detailed location data for Westport includes the ZIP code (38387), telephone area code (901), county seat of Carroll County (Huntingdon), and school district assignment. 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 Westport is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.