Georgetown is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 at the junction of Bradley, Hamilton

Hamilton County, Tennessee

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 310,935 . Its county seat is Chattanooga....

, and Meigs

Meigs County, Tennessee

Meigs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 11,753. Its county seat is Decatur.-History:Before 1819, the area that is now Meigs County was Cherokee territory. White settlers established ferries to cross the Tennessee River from Rhea County as...

 counties in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

. The small community is located along State Route 60

Tennessee State Route 60

State Route 60 is a north-south major state route in Eastern Tennessee. It covers 54 miles and runs from the Tennessee-Georgia state line in Bradley County, Tennessee to Dayton Tennessee joining US 27.-Route description:...

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The Bradley County portion of Georgetown is part of the Cleveland

Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...

, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

Cleveland, Tennessee metropolitan area

The Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southeast Tennessee – Bradley and Polk – anchored by the city of Cleveland...

, while the Hamilton County portion is part of the Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...

, TN–GA

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area

Chattanooga metropolitan area

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of six counties – three in southeast Tennessee and three in northwest Georgia – anchored by the city of Chattanooga...

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Georgetown is the place name associated with U.S. Postal Service zip code

ZIP Code

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 37336. The Zip Code Tabulation Area

ZIP Code Tabulation Area

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 for that zip code had a population of 3,416, according to the 2000 U.S. Census.