Franklin County, Tennessee
County seat: Winchester · Population 45,579 (2025) · 555 sq mi
Franklin County is the 36th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 45,579 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Winchester. It is part of the Middle Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Franklin County facts
- County seat
- Winchester
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 45,579 +6.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 555 sq mi 25th largest of 95
- Water area
- 21 sq mi
- Population density
- 82 per sq mi
- Established
- 1807
- Same name
- One of 24 Franklin Counties in the US
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin American polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
- Largest city
- Winchester 10,438
- Median household income
- $63,494
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 16
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47051
Cities and towns in Franklin County
Franklin County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Franklin County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester (county seat) | City | 10,438 | |
| Estill Springs | Town | 2,692 | |
| Decherd | City | 2,499 | |
| Cowan | City | 1,799 | |
| Tullahoma | City | 1,480 | Coffee County |
| Huntland | Town | 887 | |
| Monteagle | Town | 59 | Grundy and Marion counties |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Sewanee | 2,936 | |
| Belvidere | 82 | |
| Sherwood | 43 |
ZIP codes in Franklin County
16 ZIP codes reach into Franklin County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37306 also Moore County
- 37318
- 37324
- 37328 also Lincoln County
- 37330 also Coffee County
- 37335 also Lincoln County
- 37345
- 37352 also Moore County
- 37356 also Marion and Grundy counties
- 37366 also Grundy County
- 37375 also Marion County
- 37376
- 37380 also Marion County
- 37383
- 37388 also Coffee, Moore and Bedford counties
- 37398 also Moore County
Population of Franklin County, 2020–2025
Franklin County grew by 2,812 people (+6.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 941 more deaths than births and a net gain of 3,671 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 42,842 |
| 2021 | 43,197 |
| 2022 | 44,166 |
| 2023 | 44,724 |
| 2024 | 45,191 |
| 2025 | 45,579 |
Neighboring counties
- Coffee County north · 62,419 people
- Moore County northwest · 6,920 people
- Jackson County, Alabama south · 54,281 people
- Marion County east · 29,804 people
- Lincoln County west · 36,853 people
- Grundy County northeast · 14,116 people
- Madison County, Alabama southwest · 433,516 people
Printable Franklin 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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