Local servicesHospitalIndian Path Medical Center6.2 miPost officeColonial Heights Post Office1.4 miTown hallKingsport City Hall7.1 miPoliceKingsport Police Department7.1 miFire stationKingsport Fire Department Station 61.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolTri - Cities Christian Academy1.2 miElementaryMiller Perry Elementary School1.3 miCollegeNortheast State Technical Community College4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI4.6 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS95 miInterstateI-262.0 miUS highwayUS 232.0 miCoachBristol (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:12 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:37 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 27°F45 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days28 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kingsport station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsWarriors Pathstate park · 2.0 mi · 986 acresAppalachian Fair Ball Fieldsrecreation area · 2.8 miRiverbend Parkpark · 3.4 miBays Mountain Park Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 3,048 acresRocky Mountstate historic site · 9.2 miChesterstate historic site · 11.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200544 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200544 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSullivan County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025296 of 361 days measured65 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sullivan County monitors, TN
Drinking waterKingsport Water Deptserves 107,739 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,430 ft436 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
