Town guide

Sewanee, Tennessee

Sewanee is a community in Franklin County, Tennessee, home to about 2,936 people across 3.9 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 37375 and 37383.

Homes sold for a median of $251 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population2,936755 per sq mi
Median home value$465,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$251Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sewanee

2 ZIP codes
Sewanee, TN37383Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Sewanee

Distances

Nearest major airportNashville International Airport (BNA)77 miles away
Closer regional airportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN83 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL468 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sewanee

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

Sewanee had 2,535 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 163rd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Franklin County grew from 20,392 residents in 1900 to 42,774 in 2020.

Sewanee population by census2000: 2,361, 2010: 2,311, 2020: 2,5352,36120002,31120102,5352020

Franklin County, 1900–2020

Franklin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,392, 1910: 20,491, 1920: 20,641, 1930: 21,796, 1940: 23,892, 1950: 25,431, 1960: 25,528, 1970: 27,244, 1980: 31,983, 1990: 34,725, 2000: 39,270, 2010: 41,052, 2020: 42,77420K’00’1021K’20’3024K’40’5026K’60’7032K’80’9039K’00’1043K’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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 64.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SewaneeJan: high 45°F, low 29°F, 5.5 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 32°F, 5.2 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 40°F, 5.4 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 48°F, 6.4 in; May: high 74°F, low 56°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 63°F, 5.8 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 66°F, 5.6 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 66°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 60°F, 5.1 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 50°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 40°F, 4.9 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 33°F, 6.4 in45°29°Jan5.549°32°Feb5.258°40°Mar5.467°48°Apr6.474°56°May4.981°63°Jun5.884°66°Jul5.684°66°Aug4.778°60°Sep5.168°50°Oct4.258°40°Nov4.948°33°Dec6.4Rain and melted snow, inches

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

Jobs in Franklin County

12,798 jobs at 747 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Franklin CountyManufacturing: 3,429 jobs; Educational services: 1,685 jobs; Retail trade: 1,638 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,461 jobs; Professional services: 1,374 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,070 jobs; Administrative and support: 604 jobs; Other services: 481 jobsManufacturing 27% Educational services 13% Retail trade 13% Health care and social assistance 11% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 5% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sewanee’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Winchester10.2 miles
  • Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tullahoma22.0 miles
  • Unity Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Manchester22.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors6
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers13
Physical and occupational therapists2

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 Sewanee

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Abbo's Alley · 26 acres0.7 mi
  • Manigault Park · 3 acres0.6 mi
  • Elliott Park · 1 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores

  • Piggly Wiggly4.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy4.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • duPont Library0.4 mi

Museums

  • Sam H. Werner Military Museum3.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Tennessee Williams Center0.7 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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

Notable people born here

  • Kevin Wilson (1978) · American writer

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

Schools in Sewanee

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Sewanee ElementarySewaneePre-K–5145Public0.5 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Andrew's-Sewanee SchoolSewanee6–12231Episcopal1.7 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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