Pocahontas is a community in McNairy County, Tennessee, home to about 391 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 38061.
Mostly Pocahontas; also Essary Springs
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)66 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL474 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pocahontas; 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.
It’s the 407th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
McNairy County grew from 17,760 residents in 1900 to 25,866 in 2020.
McNairy County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 59.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Selmer, TN weather station (15 miles away).
4,294 jobs at 436 businesses in McNairy 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 Pocahontas.
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 Essary Springs.
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