Local servicesHospitalLeConte Medical Center11.3 miPost officeTownsend Post Office5.4 miTown hallTownsend City Hall6.3 miPoliceTownsend Police Department6.3 miFire stationWears Valley Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS19 miInterstateI-14016 miUS highwayUS 3212.2 miCoachKnoxville Area Transit Bus StopGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37862 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37862 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:19 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:40 am – 5:24 pm
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People21,767 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.79,339 householdsMedian household income $59,792Median home value $321,700Median rent $1,004 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $956 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 11,000 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 26%, retail 16%, education and health care 12%Average commute 23 minutes81% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 82%, Spanish 16%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 27°F58 in of rain a year, on about 110 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 6 days11 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gatlinburg 2 Sw station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBenson Mountainpeak · under a mileSinkhole Mountainpeak · under a mileCave Springspring · 4.1 miMargerita Craig Lakelake · 3.1 miLittle Greenbrier Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 3.3 miRoundtop Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · within reach · 241,082 acresCherokee National Forestnational forest · 5.5 mi · 661,139 acresCity Parkpark · 5.9 mi · 120 acresPatriot Parkpark · 7.6 miWhites Mill Refugestate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 52 acresSeven Islandsstate park · 14.2 mi · 416 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197317 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202522 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSevier County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025351 of 363 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sevier County monitors, TN
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSevierville Water Systemserves 39,885 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,711 ft522 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
