Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland, Tennessee
Downtown Cleveland from the air
Nickname: 
The City with Spirit
Location of Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee.
Cleveland
Cleveland
Coordinates: 35°10′17″N 84°52′16″W / 35.17139°N 84.87111°W / 35.17139; -84.87111
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyBradley
Founded1835
Incorporated1842
Named afterBenjamin Cleveland
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • MayorKevin Brooks
 • City ManagerJoe Fivas
Area
 • Total
30.87 sq mi (79.96 km2)
 • Land30.87 sq mi (79.94 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
860 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
47,356
 • Density1,534.3/sq mi (592.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
37311–37312, 37320, 37323, 37364
Area codes423 and 729
FIPS code47-15400
GNIS feature ID1280705
Websitewww.clevelandtn.gov

Cleveland is the county seat of and the largest city in Bradley County, Tennessee. The population was 47,356 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Cleveland metropolitan area, Tennessee (consisting of Bradley and neighboring Polk County), which is included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN–GA–AL Combined Statistical Area.

Cleveland is the seventeenth-largest city in Tennessee and has the fifth-largest industrial economy, having thirteen Fortune 500 manufacturers.