Bell Buckle is a town in Bedford County, Tennessee, home to about 529 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37020.
Homes sold for a median of $235 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bell Buckle. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Nashville International Airport (BNA)37 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL434 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bell Buckle; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bell Buckle had 410 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 382nd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Bedford County grew from 23,845 residents in 1900 to 50,237 in 2020.
Bedford County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 57.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Christiana 5w, TN weather station (7 miles away).
14,839 jobs at 889 businesses in Bedford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bell Buckle.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Webb SchoolBell Buckle | 6–12 | 411 | Nonsectarian | 4.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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