Henderson County is a county in Tennessee, United States, along Interstate 40 midway between Jackson and the Tennessee River. It had a population of 27,842 at the 2020 census and covers 526 square miles (1,362 km2) centred near 35°39′N 88°23′W.<\/p>\n
Lexington is the county seat and its postal code is 38351. The county has two cities, two towns, five census-designated places, and dozens of smaller unincorporated communities. Henderson County is in the Central time zone and carries FIPS code 47077.<\/p>\n
Henderson County’s populated places break down into two incorporated cities, two incorporated towns, five census-designated places (CDPs), and a long list of unincorporated crossroads communities that never took municipal form. The table below carries over every place name documented for the county; where a 2020 census population or a standalone ZIP code could not be verified, the cell reads —.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Parkers Crossroads<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sardis<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38371<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Scotts Hill<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chesterfield<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Darden<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38328<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Huron<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Luray<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wildersville<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38388<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alberton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Antioch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bargerton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beech River<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blue Goose<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Broadway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Center Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chapel Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Christian Chapel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crucifer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hickory Flats<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hinson Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Independence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jackson Range Station<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Juno<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Law<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Life<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Middle Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Middleburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Gilead<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Safford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Palestine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poplar Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Reagan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38368<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rhodes Town<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rock Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rock Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Russell Crossroads<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sand Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shady Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sharon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Smith<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spring Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stegall<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stringtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Taylors Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Timberlake<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Union Cross<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Warrens Bluff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Fern<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n The old site listing carried a duplicate “Poplar Springs” row and a garbled “Parker s Crossroads city” entry; both are folded into the single Parkers Crossroads and Poplar Springs rows above.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nLexington’s ZIP alone covers roughly seven in ten county residents. Smaller communities such as Parkers Crossroads, Scotts Hill, Chesterfield, and Luray are served by these six delivery areas rather than a ZIP code of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nHenderson County sits on the rolling uplands of the West Tennessee Highland Rim, drained by the Beech River and its forks, which give the county’s Beech River community its name. Forest and pasture dominate outside the towns, and Natchez Trace State Park lies partly within the county’s borders.<\/p>\n Henderson County borders Carroll County<\/a> to the north, Decatur County<\/a> to the east, Hardin County<\/a> to the southeast, Chester County<\/a> to the southwest, and Madison County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Henderson County counted 27,842 residents at the 2020 census, for a density of about 53 people per square mile. Lexington is by far the largest community, followed by the town of Scotts Hill and the city of Parkers Crossroads. Median household income in the county runs below the Tennessee median of $67,631, consistent with the county’s rural, agriculture- and manufacturing-based economy.<\/p>\n Henderson County’s economy mixes row-crop and livestock farming with small manufacturing plants along the I-40 corridor near Lexington and Parkers Crossroads. Lexington serves as the county’s retail and government hub, home to the Henderson County courthouse and county schools. The Interstate 40 interchange at Parkers Crossroads has drawn truck-stop and warehousing development that supports local jobs beyond agriculture.<\/p>\n Henderson County was organized in 1821 from part of Hardin County and named for Lieutenant Colonel James Henderson Jr., a Tennessee militia officer killed in action below New Orleans during the War of 1812. Lexington was laid out as the seat soon after the county’s formation and has remained the county’s governmental center ever since.<\/p>\n Interstate 40 crosses the county through the Parkers Crossroads interchange, with US 70, US 412, and State Routes 22, 22A, and 104 serving the smaller towns.<\/p>\n The nearest regional airport is McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport in Jackson; Nashville International Airport is the closest full-service commercial airport.<\/p>\n Where is Henderson County, Tennessee?<\/strong> What is the population of Henderson County?<\/strong> How big is Henderson County?<\/strong> What is the Henderson County seat?<\/strong> How many towns are in Henderson County?<\/strong> |