Memphis, Tennessee

About Memphis

Memphis is a big city in southwestern Tennessee with an estimated population of 610,919. It ranks as the 2nd largest city in Tennessee and the 29th largest in the entire United States.

Memphis holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 289.77 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,108 residents per square mile.

📰 Memphis News Today

• Restaurant Roundup: August 14 Action News 5 · Aug 15
• Belmont Grill in East Memphis to close after 42 years WREG.com · Aug 17
• Tennessee doctor has license put on probation after prescribing controlled substances to addicts FOX13 Memphis · Aug 17
• Numerous rule violations led to death of 6-year-old girl left on bus, state inspection shows Daily Memphian · Aug 17
• Susan Reinhardt Obituary (1946 - 2026) - Memphis, TN - The Daily Memphian Legacy obituary · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Memphis Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in Tennessee (#2 statewide).
• Ranked #29 in the United States by population.
• One of 8 places in the US named Memphis — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• Unusually large footprint: 289.77 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in southwestern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Memphis

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Memphis

• Alcenia's
• Alfred's
• Applebee's — american
• Automatic Slim's
• B.B. King's Blues Club — southern
• Bedrock Eat & Sweets
• Blues City Cafe — coffee shop
• Board to Beers (café)
• Bryant's Breakfast — southern
• Cafe Eclectic (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art · Museum
• Blues Hall of Fame · Museum
• Brooks Museum of Art · Museum
• Crosstown Arts · Art gallery
• Ducks Unlimited Waterfowling Heritage Center · Museum
• Fire Museum of Memphis · Museum
• Graceland Mansion · Museum
• Mallory-Neely House · Museum
• Memphis Music Hall of Fame · Museum
• Memphis Rock 'N Soul Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Memphis

• Bickford Park reviews ★
• C. W. Davis Park reviews ★
• Frayser Park reviews ★
• Gaisman Park reviews ★
• Gaston Park reviews ★
• Glenview Park reviews ★
• Goodwin Park reviews ★
• Hollywood Park reviews ★
• Klondike Park reviews ★
• Martyr's Park reviews ★
• McFarland Park reviews ★
• Medical District Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Memphis

• Cornerstone Prep - Lester Campus
• Fairley High School
• Highland Oaks Elementary
• Hillcrest High School
• Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School
• Journey Coleman School
• Journey Hanley School
• Kirby Middle School
• Martin Luther King Preparatory High School
• Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie
• Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas
• Memphis Scholars Raleigh-Egypt
• Westside Middle School
• Wooddale Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Baptist Memorial Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Memphis Va Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Regional One Health ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• St Francis Hospital ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Delta Specialty Hospital · 24/7 ER
• St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Childrens
• Memphis Mental Health Institute · 24/7 ER · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Memphis

🏘️ Nearby Communities