Grimsley is a community in Fentress County, Tennessee, home to about 1,171 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38565, and parts of 38556 are in Grimsley too.
Homes sold for a median of $199 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Grimsley
Part is in Grimsley, part in Jamestown and Allardt
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Grimsley. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)65 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN101 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL407 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Grimsley; 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.
Grimsley had 1,219 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2010.
It’s the 282nd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Fentress County grew from 6,106 residents in 1900 to 18,489 in 2020.
Fentress County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 59.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Allardt, TN weather station (7 miles away).
3,045 jobs at 286 businesses in Fentress County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Grimsley.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 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.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Fentress County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Fentress Elementary SchoolGrimsley | Pre-K–8 | 561 | Public | 5.7 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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Shares ZIP codes with Jamestown and Allardt.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.