{"id":7625,"date":"2023-09-05T18:35:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:32","slug":"dekalb-county-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dekalb-county-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"DeKalb County, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"

DeKalb County is a county in Tennessee, United States, in the eastern part of the Cumberland Plateau foothills. It had a population of 20,080 at the 2020 census and covers 329 square miles (850 km2) centred near 35\u00b059\u2032N 85\u00b050\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Smithville is the county seat, and its postal code is 37166. The county has one city, three towns and several unincorporated communities, and it observes Central Time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in DeKalb County<\/h2>\n

DeKalb County has four incorporated places — one city and three towns — plus a scatter of unincorporated communities and crossroads. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Smithville<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n5,004<\/td>\n37166<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alexandria<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n37012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dowelltown<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n37059<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n37095<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antioch<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belk<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bethel<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Springs<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bluhmtown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catlen<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cherry Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cross Roads<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jefferson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnsons Chapel<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keltonburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laurel Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midway<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippi<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pisgah<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock Castle<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Snows Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temperance Hall<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Watkins<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williams Crossroads<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Young Bend<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n