Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:11 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:36 am – 5:17 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People591 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 20.00 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate33% of adults are in the labour force, 193 employedMain industries: retail 36%, education and health care 25%, hospitality, food and recreation 22%Average commute 13 minutes72% drive alone, 28% walk or cycleSource: 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°F48 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days18 days above 90°F, 94 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elizabethton station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksMilligan Collegecollege · under a mileBig Springspring · 3.0 miCedar Hillpeak · 3.1 miEmmanuel School of Religioncollege · 2.1 miMilligan College Springspring · under a mileSycamore Shoals State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSycamore Shoalsstate historic site · 2.2 miTipton-Haynes Farmstate historic site · 2.3 miJacobs Nature Park At Sinking Creekpark · 2.0 miLions Fieldpark · 2.0 miWatauga River Bluffs Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 50 acresJohn And Landon Carter House State Parkstate park · 7.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200540 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Dec 201446 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarter County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind 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, nearest monitors: Sullivan County, TN, 14 mi away
Drinking waterElizabethton Water Deptserves 32,490 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,630 ft497 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJohnson City Specialty Hospital3.9 miPost officeMilligan College Post Officeunder a mileTown hallJohnson City Municipal Building3.2 miPoliceJohnson City Police Department3.2 miFire stationWest Carter County Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleHappy Valley Middle School1.1 miElementaryHappy Valley Elementary School1.2 miHighHappy Valley High School1.3 miCollegeMilligan Collegeright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI14 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS101 miInterstateI-261.9 miUS highwayUS 3211.5 miCoachBristol (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37682 ZIP area.
