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

[5] The community is located directly south of the city of Cleveland, Tennessee.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.3 square miles (37 km2), all of it land.

[9] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,673 people, 3,066 households, and 2,178 families residing in the CDP.

17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.