Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:16 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:44 am – 5:22 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F54 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days29 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Barbourville station, 3 mi away; snow from Blackmont
Nearby landmarksLittle Rockpeak · 2.9 miBig Rockpeak · 2.9 miUnion Commonwealth Universitycollege · 3.3 miSoutheast Kentucky Community and Technical College - Knox Campuscollege · 3.8 miCannon Lakelake · 3.2 miThompson Park RV and Campgrouncampground · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDr. Thomas Walker State Historic Sitestate park · 5.4 miBarbourville City Parkpark · 2.9 miApplegrove Parkpark · 3.5 miKentucky Ridge Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 3,504 acresPine Mountain State Resort Parkstate park · 9.7 mi · 1,758 acresPine Mountain State Scenic Trailstate park · 11.6 mi · 2,037 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201247 mi away, near Blackey, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202032 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKnox County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025242 of 361 days measured118 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 101main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bell County, KY, 13 mi away
Drinking waterBarbourville Utilitiesserves 16,420 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,097 ft334 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBarbourville Appalachian Regional Hospital2.7 miPost officeBimble Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBarbourville City Hall3.3 miPoliceBarbourville Police Department3.3 miFire stationBarbourville Fire Department Station 22.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighKnox Central High Schoolunder a mileSchoolKnox Appalachian School1.0 miElementaryCentral Elementary School1.6 miCollegeUnion Commonwealth University3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS74 miInterstateI-7517 miUS highwayUS 25under a mileCoachLondon Burger KingGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40930 ZIP area.
