{"id":7595,"date":"2023-09-04T17:43:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T17:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7595"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:34","slug":"bradley-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/bradley-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradley County, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bradley County is a county in Tennessee, United States, in the southeastern corner of the state along the Georgia line. It had a population of 108,620 at the 2020 census and covers 332 square miles (859 km2) centred near 35\u00b009\u2032N 84\u00b052\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland is the county seat, and its postal code is 37311. The county has two incorporated municipalities, five census-designated places and a handful of named unincorporated communities. It sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Bradley County<\/h2>\n<p>Bradley County&#8217;s population is concentrated around Cleveland, its only city of any size; Charleston is the county&#8217;s lone incorporated town. Five more communities are census-designated places (CDPs) \u2014 statistical areas the Census Bureau tracks but that have no municipal government of their own \u2014 and several smaller crossroads communities are unincorporated. The county has no civil townships.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cleveland<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37311, 37312, 37320, 37323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charleston<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Cleveland<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hopewell<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>McDonald<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Cleveland<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wildwood Lake<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Georgetown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37336<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tasso<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Waterville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prospect<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Misty Ridge<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beyond these, Bradley County has dozens of named residential subdivisions rather than traditional rural hamlets \u2014 developments such as Colonial Estates, Hidden Valley, Laurel Ridge, Rolling Hills and Sherwood Forest around Cleveland and Lake Ocoee&#8217;s Coahulla Ranch area. These are platted neighborhoods, not separately governed places, and the Census Bureau does not report population or ZIP data for them individually, so they are not listed as separate rows here.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>37311 &mdash; Cleveland (also serves Hopewell and South Cleveland)<\/li>\n<li>37312 &mdash; Cleveland\/East Cleveland east side (also serves Wildwood Lake)<\/li>\n<li>37320 &mdash; Cleveland (Blue Springs area)<\/li>\n<li>37323 &mdash; Cleveland (northwest side)<\/li>\n<li>37310 &mdash; Charleston<\/li>\n<li>37353 &mdash; McDonald<\/li>\n<li>37336 &mdash; Georgetown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smaller unincorporated communities such as Tasso, Waterville and Prospect share ZIP codes with the nearest post office town rather than having their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Bradley County lies in the Ridge-and-Valley section of East Tennessee, between the Cumberland Plateau to the west and the Blue Ridge foothills to the east. The Hiwassee River crosses the northern part of the county, and the Ocoee River forms part of its southeastern edge before both feed into the Tennessee River system. Land is a mix of the urbanized Cleveland corridor along Interstate 75 and rolling farmland and timberland toward the county&#8217;s edges.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mcminn-county\/\">McMinn County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/polk-county-tennessee\/\">Polk County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/meigs-county-tennessee\/\">Meigs County<\/a> to the northwest and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hamilton-county-tennessee\/\">Hamilton County<\/a> to the west, all in Tennessee. Across the state line to the south and southeast it borders Whitfield County and Murray County, Georgia.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Bradley County had 108,620 residents at the 2020 census, making it the 13th-most-populous county in Tennessee. Cleveland is by far the largest community, followed by the East Cleveland and South Cleveland CDPs that ring the city. Population density works out to roughly 330 people per square mile of land, concentrated heavily around Cleveland with much lower density toward the county&#8217;s rural edges. The Tennessee median household income is $67,631; county-specific 2023 ACS figures were not independently verified for this profile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Cleveland has one of Tennessee&#8217;s larger industrial bases outside the state&#8217;s biggest metros, anchored by manufacturers including Whirlpool, Mars, Coca-Cola Bottling and Duracell. Lee University and Cleveland State Community College are both based in Cleveland and are major local employers alongside the Bradley County school system and the local hospital system. Farmland and orchards outside the Cleveland corridor support the county&#8217;s agricultural sector, and downtown Cleveland hosts an annual Christmas parade drawing visitors from across the region.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Bradley County was organized on February 10, 1836, from land ceded by the Cherokee Nation under the Treaty of New Echota, and it was named for Colonel Edward Bradley of Shelby County, Tennessee, who had commanded troops in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Fort Cass, near present-day Charleston, served as the main Cherokee removal collection point in 1838, and the county was a departure area for the Trail of Tears. The county&#8217;s manufacturing base grew through the 20th century as textile and, later, appliance and consumer-goods plants located along the new Interstate 75 corridor.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 75 runs north-south through the length of the county, with U.S. Routes 11 and 64 and State Route 60 providing local connections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chattanooga &mdash; 30 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Knoxville &mdash; 70 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport &mdash; nearest commercial airport, about 30 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta, Georgia &mdash; 100 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Bradley County?<\/strong><br \/>It is in southeastern Tennessee, on the Georgia state line, between Chattanooga and Cleveland along Interstate 75.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Bradley County?<\/strong><br \/>108,620 people at the 2020 census, making it the 13th-most-populous county in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Bradley County?<\/strong><br \/>332 square miles (859 km2), including about 2.7 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Bradley County?<\/strong><br \/>Cleveland is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Bradley County?<\/strong><br \/>Two incorporated municipalities, Cleveland and Charleston, plus five census-designated places and several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Bradley County?<\/strong><br \/>37310, 37311, 37312, 37320, 37323, 37336 and 37353.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it called Bradley County?<\/strong><br \/>It is named for Colonel Edward Bradley of Shelby County, Tennessee, who served in the American Revolution and the War of 1812.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/tennessee\/\">Towns and villages in Tennessee<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bradley County is a county in Tennessee, United States, in the southeastern corner of the state along the Georgia line. It had a population of 108,620 at the 2020 census and covers 332 square miles (859 km2) centred near 35\u00b009\u2032N 84\u00b052\u2032W. Cleveland is the county seat, and its postal code is 37311. 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