Cordova covers two ZIP codes east of Memphis and is the one launch market on this site with a genuine jurisdictional wrinkle.
Which code applies to a Cordova address?
Cordova was annexed into Memphis, so a Cordova address inside the city limits is governed by the Memphis code. Sec. 8-3-7 requires an owner to “promptly remove and dispose in a sanitary manner of feces” left on property other than the owner’s.1 Memphis carries no own-lot feces section, and its fine schedule at Sec. 8-24-4 has no line item for defecation.2
An address in unincorporated Shelby County falls under a different rule. Shelby County Sec. 4-131(d) states that “the owner or keeper shall immediately remove any feces deposited by the dog” from public property or others’ private property, and Sec. 4-135 sets enforcement at a maximum of $50.00 per violation, per day, plus court costs.3 Which specific parcels near Cordova remain outside the Memphis city limits is not published in a form this site can cite, so nothing here asserts it — a property owner’s own tax record settles it.
Both rules stop at the property line. Germantown’s Sec. 5-8 is the only pet-waste section in this market with an own-lot clause; the pet waste ordinance guide compares all four.
Which Cordova ZIP codes does this cover?
38016 and 38018. Because Cordova is not a Census place, there is no “Cordova city” row to quote — the two ZIP code tabulation areas are the only published geographies.4
| ZCTA | Households | Owner-occupied | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38016 | 18,365 households | 59.1% owner-occupied | median household income of $75,719 |
| 38018 | 14,215 households | 62.7% owner-occupied | median household income of $89,627 |
Owner-occupancy here runs roughly twenty points below Germantown, which is a meaningful difference for a yard service: a larger share of these households rent, and a rented yard’s waste is usually the tenant’s duty under a lease rather than the owner’s under a code. Countrywood is the Cordova neighborhood with its own association site.5
What do published rates look like here?
Memphis-area rate cards are metro-wide, so the Cordova figure is the market figure. Most homes with 1 dog on weekly service pay about $74–$87 per month, based on 3 published Memphis-area rate cards, Sept 2026.6 The estimator on this page covers the other schedules and returns a no-published-rate message wherever fewer than two companies publish a figure.
Service also reaches Germantown, East Memphis and Collierville.
Sources
- Memphis Code of Ordinances Sec. 8-3-7, Defecation by dogs or cats (Ord. 5843, 2023) — library.municode.com — Memphis Sec. 8-3-7.
- Memphis Code of Ordinances Sec. 8-24-4, fine schedule — library.municode.com — Memphis Sec. 8-24-4.
- Shelby County Code of Ordinances Sec. 4-131 — library.municode.com — Shelby County Sec. 4-131, and Sec. 4-135, enforcement — library.municode.com — Shelby County Sec. 4-135.
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates, ZCTAs 38016 and 38018, tables DP02, DP03 and DP04 — data.census.gov.
- Countrywood Homeowners Association — countrywood.org.
- ON DOODY residential rate table — ondoody.com/residential/; Zippy Scoops — zippyscoops901.com; Scoop 901 — scoop901.com. All captured Sept 15 2026.
