Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital6.2 miPost officeRockford Post Office1.9 miTown hallRockford City Hall1.9 miPoliceAlcoa Police Department4.1 miFire stationBlount County Fire Protection District Station 23.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS5.0 miInterstateI-1402.7 miUS highwayUS 1293.1 miCoachKnoxville Area Transit Bus StopGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37853 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37853 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:19 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:41 am – 5:25 pm
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People3,365 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.51,321 householdsMedian household income $69,075Median home value $221,500Median rent $1,015 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,086 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,731 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, retail 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 22 minutes84% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksGravelly Mountainpeak · under a mileChurch Hillpeak · 2.7 miLittle Riverriver · 5.1 miMcTeer Springspring · 1.8 miBrakebill Islandisland · 2.0 miLower McCammon Islandisland · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSam Houston Schoolstate historic site · 1.3 miRockford Community Parkpark · 1.8 miFrench Memorial Parkpark · 3.0 miGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · 10.9 mi · 241,082 acresMarble Springsstate historic site · 4.4 miFort Loudoun Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 1,243 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 19734 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202521 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
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 in the county
Elevation1,010 ft308 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
