Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital8.5 miPost officeWalland Post Office1.0 miTown hallTownsend City Hall5.4 miPoliceTownsend Police Department5.4 miFire stationBlount County Fire Protection District Station 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWalland Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeMaryville College8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS12 miInterstateI-1408.7 miUS highwayUS 321under a mileCoachKnoxville Area Transit Bus StopGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37886 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37886 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:19 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:41 am – 5:25 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,670 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.21,549 householdsMedian household income $82,009Median home value $261,700Median rent $1,388 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,153 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 1,604 employedMain industries: manufacturing 15%, education and health care 14%, construction 13%Average commute 28 minutes88% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 26°F60 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 6 days5 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Townsend 5s station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksMount Nebopeak · 1.4 miCowan Springsspring · under a mileMiller Cove Mountainpeak · 1.5 miCave Springspring · 6.3 miLaurel Lakelake · 4.9 miAce Gap Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreat Smoky Mountains National Parknational park · 2.4 mi · 241,082 acresWhites Mill Refugestate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 52 acresSam Houston Schoolstate historic site · 8.0 miJohn Sevier Parkpark · 7.6 miEverett Parkpark · 8.2 miMarble Springsstate historic site · 11.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197310 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202517 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 home86% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% 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
Elevation1,782 ft543 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
