Elkton is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, home to about 469 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38455, and parts of 38449 and 38477 are in Elkton too.
Homes sold for a median of $178 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Elkton
Mostly Ardmore; part is in Elkton
Part is in Elkton, part in Prospect and Ardmore
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elkton. 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)75 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Huntsville International Airport (HSV)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL469 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elkton; 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.
Elkton had 545 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 392nd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Giles County grew from 33,035 residents in 1900 to 30,346 in 2020.
Giles 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 55.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ardmore, TN weather station (8 miles away).
8,391 jobs at 543 businesses in Giles County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elkton.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ardmore and Prospect.
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