Cheatham County, Tennessee
County seat: Ashland City · Population 42,778 (2025) · 303 sq mi
Cheatham County is the 39th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 42,778 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Ashland City. It is part of the Middle Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Cheatham County facts
- County seat
- Ashland City
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 42,778 +4.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 303 sq mi 74th largest of 95
- Water area
- 5 sq mi
- Population density
- 141 per sq mi
- Established
- 1856
- Named after
- Edward Saunders Cheatham American politician
- Largest city
- Pleasant View 5,797
- Median household income
- $89,852
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47021
Cities and towns in Cheatham County
Cheatham County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Cheatham County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View | City | 5,797 | |
| Ashland City (county seat) | Town | 5,650 | |
| Kingston Springs | Town | 2,758 | |
| Pegram | Town | 2,036 |
ZIP codes in Cheatham County
12 ZIP codes reach into Cheatham County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37015 also Davidson and Montgomery counties
- 37032 also Robertson and Montgomery counties
- 37035
- 37036 also Dickson County
- 37043 also Montgomery County
- 37062 also Williamson and Dickson counties
- 37080 also Davidson and Robertson counties
- 37082
- 37143 also Davidson County
- 37146 also Robertson County
- 37187 also Dickson County
- 37209 also Davidson County
Population of Cheatham County, 2020–2025
Cheatham County grew by 1,755 people (+4.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 284 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,033 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 41,088 |
| 2021 | 41,455 |
| 2022 | 41,723 |
| 2023 | 42,223 |
| 2024 | 42,616 |
| 2025 | 42,778 |
Neighboring counties
- Dickson County southwest · 58,662 people
- Davidson County east · 745,904 people
- Montgomery County northwest · 249,935 people
- Robertson County northeast · 80,175 people
- Williamson County southeast · 272,061 people
Printable Cheatham County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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