Local servicesHospitalTennova Healthcare - LaFollette Medical Center9.5 miPost officePioneer Post Office1.9 miTown hallJacksboro Municipal Building8.6 miPoliceCampbell County Sheriff's Office8.6 miFire stationEast 63 Volunteer Fire Department7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS46 miInterstateI-751.1 miUS highwayUS 25W8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37847 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37847 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:19 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:45 am – 5:25 pm
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People2,789 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.51,116 householdsMedian household income $48,333Median home value $109,300Median rent $641 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $493 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 1,012 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, construction 18%, manufacturing 17%Average commute 46 minutes80% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 26°F55 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days25 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newcomb station, 10 mi away; snow from Oneida
Parks and public landsNorth Cumberland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 39,581 acresCove Lakestate park · 8.4 mi · 701 acresLiberty Parkpark · 9.1 miIndian Mountainstate park · 12.7 mi · 209 acresCove Creek Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 14.6 mi · 2,624 acresNorris Damstate park · 15.3 mi · 2,800 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197347 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202014 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCampbell County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025353 of 363 days measured10 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Claiborne County, TN, 34 mi away
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLafollette Utilities Boardserves 27,637 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,642 ft500 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
