Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:16 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:42 am – 5:23 pm
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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, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsNew Tazewell Municipal Park/Gose Parkpark · 4.1 miCumberland Gap National Historical Parkhistoric site · 6.1 mi · 5,365 acresTazewell Municipal Parkpark · 5.6 miTackett Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 45,542 acresWilderness Road State Parkstate park · 12.9 mi · 86 acresBig Ridge State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 3,958 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197349 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202020 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
Drinking waterClaiborne Utilities Districtserves 16,135 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,513 ft461 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalClaiborne Medical Center6.0 miPost officeNew Tazewell Post Office5.2 miTown hallNew Tazewell City Hall4.7 miPoliceNew Tazewell Police Department4.7 miFire stationSouth Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department Station 421.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMidway Elementary School1.8 miCollegeLincoln Memorial University8.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS49 miInterstateI-7525 miUS highwayUS 25E5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37773 ZIP area.
