Brownsville is a city in Haywood County, Tennessee, home to about 9,622 people across 9.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38012.
Homes sold for a median of $127 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL438 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brownsville; 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.
Brownsville had 9,788 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 70th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Haywood County grew from 25,189 residents in 1900 to 17,864 in 2020.
Haywood County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 56.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brownsville, TN weather station (about a mile away).
4,743 jobs at 292 businesses in Haywood County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brownsville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1890.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Haywood County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Early ChildhoodBrownsville | Pre-K–K | 324 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Haywood County Virtual AcademyBrownsville | K–8 | 25 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Haywood ElementaryBrownsville | 1–2 | 326 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| East Side ElementaryBrownsville | 3–4 | 320 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Sunny Hill Intermediate SchoolBrownsville | 5–6 | 349 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Haywood High SchoolBrownsville | 9–12 | 733 | Public | 1.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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