Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min6:16 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:43 am – 5:22 pm
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People2,214 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.31,129 householdsMedian household income $31,941Median home value $149,400Median rent $884 a month54% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $751 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate37% of adults are in the labour force, 719 employedMain industries: education and health care 38%, manufacturing 13%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 21 minutes70% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Vietnamese 2%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F55 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month December8 in of snow a year, on about 7 days19 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tazewell station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksPowell Mountainpeak · under a mileFern Lakelake · 2.6 miLincoln Memorial Universitycollege · 3.7 miOtey Mill Springspring · 1.9 miArthur Lakelake · 3.0 miButchers Springspring · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCumberland Gap National Historical Parkhistoric site · under a mile · 5,365 acresHarrogate City Parkpark · 3.1 miTackett Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 45,542 acresWilderness Road State Parkstate park · 10.3 mi · 86 acresFortner-Davis Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 1,358 acresTazewell Municipal Parkpark · 9.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Aug 199032 mi away, near Loyall, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202019 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowClaiborne County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025353 of 363 days measured10 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Claiborne County monitors, TN
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCumberland Gap Water Servicesserves 340 people from purchased ground water under influence of surface water sour1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,469 ft448 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMiddlesboro ARH Hospital4.3 miPost officeHarrogate Post Office3.6 miTown hallHarrogate City Hall3.0 miPoliceMiddlesboro Police Department4.1 miFire stationHarrogate Volunteer Fire Department Station 13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLincoln Memorial University3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS53 miInterstateI-7522 miUS highwayUS 253.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37724 ZIP area.
