Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:20 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:42 am – 5:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 30°F52 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 4 days37 days above 90°F, 67 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Ap station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Springspring · 4.1 miWood Springspring · 2.7 miKagley Lakelake · 4.0 miPellissippi State Community College Blount County Campuscollege · 5.8 miNeedmore Hillpeak · 4.2 miWoodpecker Knobspeak · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKyker Bottoms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 579 acresFoothills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 6,248 acresTellico Lake - Chota Unitnational conservation area · 7.9 mi · 262 acresFort Loudonstate park · 8.7 mi · 438 acresTellico Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 976 acresPearson Springs Parkpark · 6.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197311 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202510 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBlount County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured103 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Blount County monitors, TN
Drinking waterSouth Blount Utility Districtserves 53,864 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest May 2025: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation966 ft294 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital9.0 miPost officeGreenback Post Office5.2 miTown hallGreenback Town Hall5.5 miPoliceMaryville Police Department8.1 miFire stationBlount County Fire Protection District Station 42.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePellissippi State Community College Blount County Campus5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS11 miInterstateI-14012 miUS highwayUS 1291.5 miCoachKnoxville Area Transit Bus StopGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37802 ZIP area.
