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Located in: Lauderdale County (see below)

Time Zone: Gates lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 731

ZIP Code: 38037<2>

Elevation: 310 feet [94.49 m] above sea level<3>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Gates)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<4>	602 (6.96% decrease since 2010)
2010:	647 (28.19% decrease since 2000)
2000:	901

Total Area:<5> 0.7 sq. miles [1.8 km²]

Housing Units:<6> 293

Websites for Gates

Chamber of Commerce: www.laudcc.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Gates:

Lat: 35.838400° (or 35°50'18" N)

Lon: -89.406100° (or -89°24'21" W)

USGS Topo Map: Gates<8>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gates

GNIS ID: 2406551

FIPS State / Place Code: 47 / 28740

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gates)

About Lauderdale County

The town of Ripley is the County Seat for Lauderdale County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lauderdale)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	25,633 (7.53% decrease since 2010)
2010	27,721 (2.29% increase since 2000)
2000:	27,101

Total Area: 507 sq. miles [1,314.6 km²] - of which 7.01% is water (35.59 sq. miles [92.2 km²])

Housing Units: 11,256

Official Website: https://lauderdalecountytn.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lauderdale

GNIS ID: 1639763

FIPS State / County Code: 47 / 097

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gates)

About Tennessee

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	6,830,325 (7.63% increase since 2010)
2010:	6,346,105 (11.54% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,689,283

Websites for State of Tennessee

Official Website: https://www.tn.gov/

Tourism: https://www.tnvacation.com/

Parks: https://tnstateparks.com/

Fishing: https://www.tn.gov/twra/fishing.html

Hunting: https://www.tn.gov/twra/hunting.html

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Tennessee

GNIS ID: 1325873

FIPS State: 47

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gates)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Gates is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Gates). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gates or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Gates. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<7>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Gates, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<8>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Gates.