Local servicesHospitalTennova Healthcare - LaFollette Medical Center2.2 miPost officeLa Follette Post Office1.9 miTown hallLa Follette Municipal Building3.0 miPoliceLaFollette Police Department3.0 miFire stationCampbell County Rural Fire Service Station 1 Headquarters1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS41 miInterstateI-759.2 miUS highwayUS 25W1.7 miCoachKnoxville Area Transit Bus StopGreyhound30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37766 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:18 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:44 am – 5:24 pm
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People18,554 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.88,056 householdsMedian household income $50,063Median home value $187,900Median rent $756 a month63% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $662 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 7,415 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 20%, retail 12%Average commute 30 minutes80% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 26°F55 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days25 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newcomb station, 12 mi away; snow from Norris
Parks and public landsNorth Cumberland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 39,581 acresLiberty Parkpark · 3.1 miCove Lakestate park · 9.3 mi · 701 acresNorris Damstate park · 10.0 mi · 2,800 acresNorris Dam State Parkstate park · 10.0 mi · 2,687 acresChuck Swan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 733 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197342 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 20203 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCampbell County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWinter weather 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, nearest monitors: Claiborne County, TN, 24 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLafollette Utilities Boardserves 27,637 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
Elevation1,139 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
