Town guide

Bartlett, Tennessee

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
Sold over asking15%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Bartlett

5 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bartlett

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick 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

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.

Bartlett population by census2000: 40,543, 2010: 54,613, 2020: 57,78640,543200054,613201057,7862020

Shelby County, 1900–2020

Shelby County population, 1900 to 20201900: 153,557, 1910: 191,439, 1920: 223,216, 1930: 306,482, 1940: 358,250, 1950: 482,393, 1960: 627,019, 1970: 722,014, 1980: 777,113, 1990: 826,330, 2000: 897,472, 2010: 927,644, 2020: 929,744154K’00’10223K’20’30358K’40’50627K’60’70777K’80’90897K’00’10930K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BartlettJan: high 49°F, low 30°F, 4.3 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 33°F, 4.8 in; Mar: high 63°F, low 40°F, 5.7 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 49°F, 5.9 in; May: high 81°F, low 59°F, 5.5 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 68°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 71°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 69°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 62°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 50°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 39°F, 4.8 in; Dec: high 52°F, low 33°F, 5.7 in49°30°Jan4.354°33°Feb4.863°40°Mar5.773°49°Apr5.981°59°May5.588°68°Jun4.791°71°Jul4.591°69°Aug3.485°62°Sep3.775°50°Oct4.262°39°Nov4.852°33°Dec5.7Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Shelby CountyHealth care and social assistance: 71,228 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 61,105 jobs; Retail trade: 43,694 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 40,651 jobs; Administrative and support: 34,861 jobs; Company headquarters: 34,338 jobs; Wholesale trade: 28,896 jobs; Manufacturing: 27,172 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Transportation and warehousing 14% Retail trade 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Administrative and support 8% Company headquarters 8% Wholesale trade 7% Manufacturing 6%

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 doctors31
Specialist doctors44
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants97
Mental health providers80
Physical and occupational therapists67
Optometrists13
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies21

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: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1829.

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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Altruria ElementaryBartlettPre-K–5730Public2.2 mi
Bartlett Elementary SchoolBartlettPre-K–5680Public3.2 mi
Bon Lin Elementary SchoolBartlettPre-K–5708Public0.9 mi
Brownsville Road ElementaryMemphisPre-K–5550Public4.5 mi
Kate Bond Elementary SchoolBartlettPre-K–5726Public2.0 mi
Oak ElementaryBartlettPre-K–5711Public1.2 mi
Rivercrest ElementaryBartlettPre-K–5674Public3.4 mi
Ellendale ElementaryBartlettK–5502Public1.5 mi
Appling Middle SchoolBartlett6–8593Public0.2 mi
Bon Lin Middle SchoolBartlett6–8677Public0.9 mi
Elmore Park Middle SchoolBartlett6–8777Public3.4 mi
Kate Bond Middle SchoolMemphis6–81,002Public2.0 mi
Bartlett High SchoolBartlett9–122,782Public4.1 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Faith Christian AcademyBartlettK–920Christian (no specific denomination)2.7 mi
Varangon AcademyMemphis7–1248Nonsectarian2.7 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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Shares ZIP codes with Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington and Gallaway.

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