Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:16 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 41 min7:41 am – 5:23 pm
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People3,432 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.61,261 householdsMedian household income $45,669Median home value $137,400Median rent $907 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $554 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,386 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, construction 27%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 42 minutes85% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F55 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month December8 in of snow a year, on about 7 days19 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tazewell station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlue Springspring · 4.8 miPine Mountainpeak · 3.5 miDiamond Peakpeak · 2.9 miSycamore Springspring · 6.5 miSycamore Island (historical)island · 3.7 miCorbin Lake (historical)lake · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNew Tazewell Municipal Park/Gose Parkpark · 7.2 miBuffalo Springs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 333 acresTazewell Municipal Parkpark · 8.9 miPanther Creekstate park · 11.6 mi · 1,304 acresPanther Creek State Parkstate park · 11.7 mi · 365 acresBlack Oak Parkstate recreation area · 13.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197343 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202026 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGrainger County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: 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, 13 mi away
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBean Station Utility Districtserves 10,378 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,309 ft399 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalClaiborne Medical Center8.5 miPost officeWashburn Post Office2.6 miTown hallRutledge City Hall5.3 miPoliceGrainger County Sheriff's Office5.0 miFire stationWashburn Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS43 miInterstateI-8120 miUS highwayUS 11W4.6 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 37888 ZIP area.
