Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:19 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:42 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F56 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month December5 in of snow a year, on about 4 days36 days above 90°F, 87 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Knoxville Exp Stn station, 6 mi away; snow from Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Ap
Parks and public landsKnoxville National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.1 miSharps Ridge Memorial Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 115 acresInskip Ballfieldsrecreation area · 1.2 miGovernor Ned Mcwherter Riverside Landing Parkstate recreation area · 4.0 miFort Loudoun Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 1,243 acresForks Of The River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 615 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197313 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202531 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateKnox County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025230 of 365 days measured134 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 46, worst day 156main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Knox County monitors, TN
Drinking waterKnoxville Utilities Board - Kubserves 254,671 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,224 ft373 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSelect Specialty Hospital - Knoxville2.6 miPost officeNorwood Post Office1.9 miTown hallKnoxville City Hall3.2 miPoliceUniversity of Tennessee Police Department3.0 miFire stationKnoxville Fire Department Station 7under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 elementary, 1 high, 4 otherSchoolRule Christian Academyunder a mileElementarySam E Hill Primary Schoolunder a mileElementaryLonsdale Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouth College2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS13 miInterstateI-75under a mileUS highwayUS 25Wunder a mileCoachKnoxville Area Transit Bus StopGreyhound4.8 miTransit16 stops within a mileKnoxville Area Transit (KAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37933 ZIP area.
