Town guide

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee

Mount Pleasant is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, home to about 4,837 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38474, and parts of 38401 are in Mount Pleasant too.

Homes sold for a median of $223 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population4,837384 per sq mi
Median home value$244,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$223Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking6%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mount Pleasant

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mount Pleasant

Distances

Nearest major airportNashville International Airport (BNA)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL434 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Pleasant; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Mount Pleasant

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Mount Pleasant had 4,784 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 117th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Maury County grew from 42,703 residents in 1900 to 100,974 in 2020.

Mount Pleasant population by census2000: 4,491, 2010: 4,561, 2020: 4,7844,49120004,56120104,7842020

Maury County, 1900–2020

Maury County population, 1900 to 20201900: 42,703, 1910: 40,456, 1920: 35,403, 1930: 34,016, 1940: 40,357, 1950: 40,368, 1960: 41,699, 1970: 43,376, 1980: 51,095, 1990: 54,812, 2000: 69,498, 2010: 80,956, 2020: 100,97443K’00’1035K’20’3040K’40’5042K’60’7051K’80’9069K’00’10101K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 62.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mount PleasantJan: high 47°F, low 27°F, 5.3 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 31°F, 5.1 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 38°F, 6 in; Apr: high 72°F, low 47°F, 5.4 in; May: high 80°F, low 58°F, 6.3 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 67°F, 5.4 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 69°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 66°F, 4 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 59°F, 5.3 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 47°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 36°F, 4.3 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 30°F, 6.5 in47°27°Jan5.352°31°Feb5.161°38°Mar6.072°47°Apr5.480°58°May6.388°67°Jun5.491°69°Jul4.890°66°Aug4.084°59°Sep5.373°47°Oct3.961°36°Nov4.351°30°Dec6.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Pleasant 1n, TN weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Maury County

33,755 jobs at 2,069 businesses in Maury County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Maury CountyManufacturing: 7,023 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,416 jobs; Retail trade: 4,784 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,250 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,050 jobs; Construction: 1,987 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,805 jobs; Other services: 1,414 jobsManufacturing 21% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 13% Administrative and support 6% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 5% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

21 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Pleasant.

Nearest hospitals

  • Maury Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Columbia5.7 miles
  • Marshall Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lewisburg21.3 miles
  • Southern Tennessee Regional Health System LawrenceGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lawrenceburg23.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors1
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists3
Pharmacies2

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.

Places in and around Mount Pleasant

Grocery stores

  • Tietgens CeeBee Foods3.1 mi
  • Food Lion3.4 mi
  • Piggly Wiggly4.8 mi
  • Kroger5.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy5.4 mi

Libraries

  • Mount Pleasant Branch Public Library3.8 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Rattle and Snap Plantation0.5 mi
  • Rattle and Snap0.5 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1824.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Mount Pleasant

Public schools here are run by Maury County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
J E Woody ElementaryMt PleasantPre-K–4544Public3.4 mi
Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. ArtsMt. Pleasant5–8394Public3.4 mi
Mt Pleasant High SchoolMt Pleasant9–12374Public3.6 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 Columbia.

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