Bartlett is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, home to about 56,876 people across 32 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 38029, 38133 and 38135, and parts of 38002 and 38134 are in Bartlett too.
Homes sold for a median of $148 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population56,8761,762 per sq mi
Median home value$310,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$148Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bartlett. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Bartlett
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Memphis, TN12 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX432 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bartlett; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Bartlett
U.S. Representative · Tennessee’s 9th DistrictSteve Cohen (D)
U.S. Representative · Tennessee’s 8th DistrictDavid Kustoff (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Bartlett had 57,786 residents in the 2020 census, up 43% since 2000.
It’s the 11th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Shelby County grew from 153,557 residents in 1900 to 929,744 in 2020.
Shelby County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 57.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Memphis Wfo, TN weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Shelby County
446,048 jobs at 19,359 businesses in Shelby County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
346 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bartlett’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Bartlett1.6 miles
Baptist Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Memphis7.4 miles
St. Francis HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Memphis9.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
31
Specialist doctors
44
Dentists
10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
97
Mental health providers
80
Physical and occupational therapists
67
Optometrists
13
Chiropractors
4
Pharmacies
21
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Bartlett
Parks (16 nearby)
Nesbit Park · 363 acres3.8 mi
Blue Lagoon Park · 124 acres3.2 mi
Quail Ridge Park · 20 acres2.9 mi
Madison Arthur Byrd Park · 19 acres0.9 mi
Davies Plantation Park · 19 acres2.6 mi
Shadowlawn Park · 18 acres1.7 mi
Grocery stores (8 nearby)
Kroger0.1 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.0 mi
Walmart Neighborhood Market2.3 mi
Kroger2.3 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens1.0 mi
Walgreens2.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Bartlett Branch Public Library3.8 mi
Museums
Bartlett Museum3.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center0.2 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Bartlett
Public schools here are run by Bartlett, Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(13)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Altruria ElementaryBartlett
Pre-K–5
730
Public
2.2 mi
Bartlett Elementary SchoolBartlett
Pre-K–5
680
Public
3.2 mi
Bon Lin Elementary SchoolBartlett
Pre-K–5
708
Public
0.9 mi
Brownsville Road ElementaryMemphis
Pre-K–5
550
Public
4.5 mi
Kate Bond Elementary SchoolBartlett
Pre-K–5
726
Public
2.0 mi
Oak ElementaryBartlett
Pre-K–5
711
Public
1.2 mi
Rivercrest ElementaryBartlett
Pre-K–5
674
Public
3.4 mi
Ellendale ElementaryBartlett
K–5
502
Public
1.5 mi
Appling Middle SchoolBartlett
6–8
593
Public
0.2 mi
Bon Lin Middle SchoolBartlett
6–8
677
Public
0.9 mi
Elmore Park Middle SchoolBartlett
6–8
777
Public
3.4 mi
Kate Bond Middle SchoolMemphis
6–8
1,002
Public
2.0 mi
Bartlett High SchoolBartlett
9–12
2,782
Public
4.1 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Faith Christian AcademyBartlett
K–9
20
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.7 mi
Varangon AcademyMemphis
7–12
48
Nonsectarian
2.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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