650 South Jefferson Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501

Cookeville serves as the county seat of Putnam County and the commercial, educational, and employment hub of the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee. Strategically positioned along Interstate 40 — approximately 79 miles east of Nashville and 100 miles west of Knoxville — the city draws from a multi-county trade area of over 200,000 residents. Ranked among the top 10 fastest-growing micropolitan areas in the United States by the U.S. Census Bureau (2023–2024), Cookeville has sustained strong population growth of over 55% since 2000 and continues to attract business investment, driven by Tennessee's favorable no-income-tax climate and a cost of living well below the national average.