Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min6:16 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:40 am – 5:22 pm
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People9,185 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.23,784 householdsMedian household income $77,624Median home value $234,900Median rent $1,020 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $876 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 4,569 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 23%, retail 11%Average commute 27 minutes87% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 29°F47 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 9 days17 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morristown Wfo station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsPanther Creekstate park · 3.4 mi · 1,304 acresPanther Creek State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 365 acresWayne Hansard Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 65 acresBlack Oak Parkstate recreation area · 4.5 miJohnson Ball Parkrecreation area · 4.2 miCherokee National Forestnational forest · 9.3 mi · 661,139 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197339 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202350 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHamblen County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Sevier County, TN, 26 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAlpha-talbott Utility Districtserves 19,075 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,261 ft384 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJefferson Memorial Hospital7.0 miPost officeTalbott Post Officeunder a mileTown hallJefferson City Municipal Building5.4 miPoliceJefferson City Police Department5.5 miFire stationWest Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS40 miInterstateI-815.1 miUS highwayUS 11E1.1 miCoachKnoxville Area Transit Bus StopGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37877 ZIP area.
