Iron City, Tennessee

Iron City, Tennessee
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Location of Iron City, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°1′32″N 87°35′1″W / 35.02556°N 87.58361°W / 35.02556; -87.58361
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountiesLawrence, Wayne
Area
  Total
0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
  Land0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
274
  Density396.53/sq mi (153.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38463
Area code931
FIPS code47-37360
GNIS feature ID1289045

Iron City is a census-designated place and former city in Lawrence and Wayne Counties, Tennessee.

Iron City was incorporated as a city from 1887 to 1901, and again from 1962 until 2010, its residents voting to disincorporate in the last year.

The United States Census treated the community as a census-designated place for both the 2010 and 2020 censuses. It had a population of 328 in 2010 and 274 in 2020.