East Cleveland is a census-designated place (CDP) and community in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.

[8] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,725 people, 672 households, and 548 families residing in the CDP.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,729 people, 692 households, and 471 families residing in the CDP.

24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.