Gates is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States.

[6] The town is concentrated around the intersection of State Routes 88 and 209, south of Halls and northeast of Ripley.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.

Gates is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 664 people, 276 households, and 162 families residing in the town.