Birchwood, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°22′02″N 84°59′33″W / 35.36722°N 84.99250°W / 35.36722; -84.99250
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Hamilton, Meigs
Elevation [1]	758 ft (231 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37308
Area code	423
GNIS feature ID	1276249[1]

Birchwood is an unincorporated community in Hamilton and Meigs counties in Tennessee, United States.^[2] It is a rural area located along Tennessee State Route 60 and Tennessee State Route 312 (Birchwood Pike) northwest of Chattanooga. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the 2021 American Community Survey the 37308 Zip Code Tabulation Area had a total population of 2,431.^[3]

Culture and tourism

Birchwood is known as the location of the Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival, generally held annually in January at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. The area was a stopping point along the Trail of Tears, memorialized by the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park and nearby Blythe Ferry.

Much of Birchwood, along with nearby communities in the eastern part of Hamilton County, was once part of James County, Tennessee.