Fayette County, Tennessee
County seat: Somerville · Population 45,071 (2025) · 704 sq mi
Fayette County is the 37th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 45,071 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Somerville. It is part of the West Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 10 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Fayette County facts
- County seat
- Somerville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 45,071 +8% since 2020
- Land area
- 704 sq mi 3rd largest of 95
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 64 per sq mi
- Established
- 1824
- Same name
- One of 11 Fayette Counties in the US
- Named after
- Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette French general and politician (1757–1834)
- Largest city
- Oakland 10,835
- Median household income
- $88,456
- Cities and towns
- 10
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47047
Cities and towns in Fayette County
Fayette County has 10 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Fayette County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | Town | 10,835 | |
| Somerville (county seat) | Town | 3,622 | |
| Piperton | City | 2,889 | |
| Rossville | Town | 1,215 | |
| Moscow | City | 558 | |
| Gallaway | City | 520 | |
| Williston | City | 338 | |
| Braden | Town | 252 | |
| La Grange | Town | 121 | |
| Grand Junction | City | 11 | Hardeman County |
ZIP codes in Fayette County
15 ZIP codes reach into Fayette County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 38002 also Shelby County
- 38017 also Shelby County
- 38028 also Shelby County
- 38036
- 38039 also Hardeman County
- 38042 also Hardeman County
- 38046
- 38049 also Tipton County
- 38057
- 38060
- 38066
- 38068
- 38069 also Haywood and Tipton counties
- 38075 also Hardeman and Haywood counties
- 38076
Population of Fayette County, 2020–2025
Fayette County grew by 3,354 people (+8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 583 more deaths than births and a net gain of 3,958 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 41,868 |
| 2021 | 42,610 |
| 2022 | 43,294 |
| 2023 | 44,130 |
| 2024 | 44,542 |
| 2025 | 45,071 |
Neighboring counties
- Hardeman County east · 25,274 people
- Shelby County west · 910,226 people
- Marshall County, Mississippi south · 34,654 people
- Haywood County north · 17,042 people
- Tipton County northwest · 62,287 people
- Benton County, Mississippi southeast · 7,502 people
Printable Fayette 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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