Town guide

Piperton, Tennessee

Piperton is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, home to about 2,569 people across 27 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 38017 and 38066.

Homes sold for a median of $190 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population2,56994 per sq mi
Median home value$618,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$190Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking8%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Piperton

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Piperton

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Memphis, TN18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX437 miles away

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

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

Who represents Piperton

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

Piperton had 2,263 residents in the 2020 census, up 284% since 2000.

It’s the 180th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Shelby County grew from 153,557 residents in 1900 to 929,744 in 2020.

Piperton population by census2000: 589, 2010: 1,445, 2020: 2,26358920001,44520102,2632020

Shelby County, 1900–2020

Shelby County population, 1900 to 20201900: 153,557, 1910: 191,439, 1920: 223,216, 1930: 306,482, 1940: 358,250, 1950: 482,393, 1960: 627,019, 1970: 722,014, 1980: 777,113, 1990: 826,330, 2000: 897,472, 2010: 927,644, 2020: 929,744154K’00’10223K’20’30358K’40’50627K’60’70777K’80’90897K’00’10930K’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 29°F. About 57 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PipertonJan: high 50°F, low 29°F, 4.4 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 32°F, 5 in; Mar: high 64°F, low 40°F, 5.6 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 49°F, 5.7 in; May: high 82°F, low 59°F, 5.8 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 67°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 70°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 68°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 61°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 49°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 39°F, 4.3 in; Dec: high 54°F, low 33°F, 5.8 in50°29°Jan4.455°32°Feb5.064°40°Mar5.673°49°Apr5.782°59°May5.888°67°Jun4.291°70°Jul4.991°68°Aug3.485°61°Sep3.775°49°Oct4.263°39°Nov4.354°33°Dec5.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Collierville, TN weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Shelby County

446,048 jobs at 19,359 businesses in Shelby County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Shelby CountyHealth care and social assistance: 71,228 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 61,105 jobs; Retail trade: 43,694 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 40,651 jobs; Administrative and support: 34,861 jobs; Company headquarters: 34,338 jobs; Wholesale trade: 28,896 jobs; Manufacturing: 27,172 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Transportation and warehousing 14% Retail trade 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Administrative and support 8% Company headquarters 8% Wholesale trade 7% Manufacturing 6%

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

Health care

337 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Piperton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Francis HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Memphis12.2 miles
  • Baptist Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Memphis12.7 miles
  • Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Bartlett13.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors37
Specialist doctors37
Dentists34
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants87
Mental health providers36
Physical and occupational therapists65
Optometrists15
Chiropractors26
Pharmacies16

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 Piperton

Parks (10 nearby)

  • W.C. Johnson Park · 394 acres2.3 mi
  • Halle Park · 66 acres2.6 mi
  • H.W. Cox Park · 56 acres1.2 mi
  • Suggs Park · 17 acres1.7 mi
  • Nikki McCray Park · 16 acres2.2 mi
  • Progress Park · 10 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter1.7 mi
  • ALDI1.8 mi
  • Kroger2.1 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens2.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • The Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. Library2.7 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Morton Museum of Collierville History1.2 mi
  • Morton Museum of Collierville History1.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Harrell Theater1.3 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

Schools in Piperton

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

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bailey Station Elementary SchoolColliervillePre-K–5850Public4.0 mi
Collierville Elementary SchoolColliervillePre-K–5750Public0.8 mi
Schilling Farms Elementary SchoolColliervillePre-K–5654Public3.3 mi
Sycamore Elementary SchoolColliervillePre-K–5580Public3.6 mi
Tara Oaks Elementary SchoolColliervillePre-K–5640Public0.7 mi
Crosswind Elementary SchoolColliervilleK–5680Public2.4 mi
Collierville Middle SchoolCollierville6–8815Public2.2 mi
West Collierville Middle SchoolCollierville6–81,348Public2.0 mi
Collierville High SchoolCollierville9–122,946Public3.1 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Central Learning CenterColliervillePre-K–K5Christian (no specific denomination)4.4 mi
Rossville Christian AcademyRossvillePre-K–12371Christian (no specific denomination)6.4 mi
St George's Independent SchoolColliervillePre-K–12770Episcopal5.1 mi
St Georges Independent SchoolColliervillePre-K–12771Episcopal5.0 mi
Kingdom Christian AcademyColliervilleK–814Pentecostal4.0 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 Collierville and Rossville.

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