Pelham, Tennessee
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyGrundy
Unit prefImperial
Area total43.10 km²
Area land43.10 km²
Area water0.00 km²
Area total16.64 sq mi
Area land16.64 sq mi
Area water0.00 sq mi
Population as of2020
Population total371
Population density8.61 km²
Population density22.30 sq mi
Time zoneCentral (CST) (UTC-6)
Time zone (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
Elevation1024 ft
Coordinates35°18′36″N 85°52′51″W
ZIP code37366
Area code931
GNIS feature ID1297123[1]

Pelham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 403.[2] Pelham is located at the junction of U.S. Route 41, State Route 2, and State Route 50 near the base of the Cumberland Plateau, 5.35 miles (8.61 km) north-northwest of Monteagle.[3] Pelham has a post office with ZIP code 37366, which opened on April 4, 1832.[4][5]

The community is believed to have been named for a family of early settlers.[6] There is a school in Pelham. It is Pelham Elementary school.

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  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ Grundy County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2005. Archived from the original on April 13, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  6. ^ Janelle Layne Taylor, "Pelham Valley Places," Grundy County History website. Accessed: April 18, 2016.