Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, home to about 40,673 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 38138 and 38139, and parts of 38125 are in Germantown too.
Homes sold for a median of $178 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Germantown
Mostly Germantown; also Collierville
Part is in Germantown, part in Memphis and Collierville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Germantown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)11 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX430 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Germantown; 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.
Germantown had 41,333 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 22nd 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).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 55.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Germantown 4se, TN weather station (3 miles away).
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).
1,399 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Germantown’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 123 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 473 |
| Dentists | 73 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 386 |
| Mental health providers | 117 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 194 |
| Optometrists | 18 |
| Chiropractors | 15 |
| Pharmacies | 14 |
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 (17 nearby)
Grocery stores (11 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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 1825.
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 Germantown, Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Elementary SchoolGermantown | Pre-K–5 | 663 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Farmington Elementary SchoolGermantown | Pre-K–5 | 646 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Forest Hill Elementary SchoolGermantown | Pre-K–5 | 698 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Germanshire ElementaryGermantown | Pre-K–5 | 725 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Germantown ElementaryGermantown | Pre-K–5 | 523 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Riverdale Elementary SchoolGermantown | Pre-K–8 | 1,184 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Germantown Online Academy of LearningGermantown | K–12 | 84 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Germantown MiddleGermantown | 6–8 | 606 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Houston Middle SchoolGermantown | 6–8 | 972 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Germantown HighGermantown | 9–12 | 1,719 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Houston High SchoolGermantown | 9–12 | 1,806 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Christian School-Lower School BranchGermantown | Pre-K–3 | 215 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.2 mi |
| Germantown Baptist Church Learning CenterGermantown | Pre-K–K | 12 | Baptist | 2.9 mi |
| Bodine SchoolGermantown | 1–6 | 100 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| The Phoenix School for Creative LearningGermantown | 4–12 | 13 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| Madonna Learning CenterGermantown | Ungraded | 66 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 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 and Collierville.
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