Lake County, Tennessee
County seat: Tiptonville · Population 6,249 (2025) · 166 sq mi
Lake County is the 94th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 6,249 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tiptonville. It is part of the West Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Lake County facts
- County seat
- Tiptonville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,249 −10.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 166 sq mi 91st largest of 95
- Water area
- 28 sq mi
- Population density
- 38 per sq mi
- Established
- 1870
- Same name
- One of 12 Lake Counties in the US
- Named after
- Reelfoot Lake sag pond in Tennessee, United States
- Largest city
- Tiptonville 3,333
- Median household income
- $28,814
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 3
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47095
Cities and towns in Lake County
Lake County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lake County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiptonville (county seat) | Town | 3,333 | |
| Ridgely | Town | 1,616 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Wynnburg | 16 |
ZIP codes in Lake County
3 ZIP codes reach into Lake County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 38077
- 38079
- 38080 also Dyer and Obion counties
Population of Lake County, 2020–2025
Lake County shrank by 752 people (−10.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 304 more deaths than births and a net loss of 409 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,988 |
| 2021 | 6,569 |
| 2022 | 6,479 |
| 2023 | 6,385 |
| 2024 | 6,339 |
| 2025 | 6,249 |
Neighboring counties
- Pemiscot County, Missouri southwest · 14,465 people
- Obion County east · 30,067 people
- New Madrid County, Missouri northwest · 15,086 people
- Dyer County south · 36,320 people
- Fulton County, Kentucky northeast · 6,218 people
Printable Lake 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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