East Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

East Memphis is a region of Memphis, Tennessee with several defined and informal subdivisions and neighborhoods such as Colonial Acres, White Station-Yates, Sherwood Forest, Normal Station, High Point Terrace, Belle Meade, Normandy Meadows, St. Nick, Pleasant Acres, Balmoral, and Ridgeway. The general boundaries are informal:

  • On the West: Highland Street.
  • On the South: I-240
  • On the East: Traditionally, the eastern border was anything inside the I-240 loop, however, many extend this to the Germantown city limits and the Cordova community
  • On the North: Sam Cooper Blvd.

The primary zip codes in this area are 38111, 38117, and 38157, including 38120 and 38119.[1] In 1950, the eastern boundary of Memphis was essentially the western boundary of what is today East Memphis.[2] By the mid-1960s, most of East Memphis inside the I-240 loop had been annexed by the city of Memphis.[3]

  1. ^ "Memphis, Tennessee (TN) Zip Code Map - Locations, Demographics - list of zip codes". www.city-data.com.
  2. ^ Hammond's Complete World Atlas, 1952 Edition, p. 230
  3. ^ World Book Encyclopedia, 1967 Edition, Vol. 18, p. 113