Blountville, Tennessee Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 2,959
Males: 1,632   (55.2%)
Females: 1,327   (44.8%)

Sullivan County

Median resident age:   37.8 years
Tennessee median age:   35.9 years

Zip codes: 37617 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,800 (it was $37,609 in 2000)
Blountville   $38,800
Tennessee:   $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,600 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
Blountville   $96,600
Tennessee:   $114,000

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Blountville, TN residents, houses, and apartments details

 

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Races in Blountville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)


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Ancestries: United States (23.4%), German (6.4%), English (4.6%), Irish (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), Scottish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1596 feet

Land area: 5.71 square miles.

Population density: 518 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Blountville

For population 25 years and over in Blountville

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blountville CDP

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

10 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.3%
Tennessee:   2.8%



According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Blountville, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blountville to the number of sex offenders is 247 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Blountville:   0.6% ($489)
Tennessee:   0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (14.1 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (137.8 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (519.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Walnut Hill, TN (5.4 miles ), Bluff City, TN (6.0 miles ), Bluff City-Piney Flats, TN (7.3 miles ), Bristol, TN (9.2 miles ), Oak Grove, TN (10.4 miles ), Spurgeon, TN (11.2 miles ), Bristol, VA (11.6 miles ), Watauga, TN (11.7 miles ).

Latitude: 36.53 N, Longitude: 82.33 W


461 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 423

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)


Average climate in Blountville, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Blountville-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Blountville place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 35.5 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Blountville:
  • BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-TRICITIES (about 12 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
  • JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blountville:
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 7 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 86 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blountville:
  • JOHNSON CITY (about 13 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; ID: 0A4)
  • ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 16 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN; ID: 0A9)
  • VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (about 23 miles; ABINGDON, VA; ID: VJI)

College/University in Blountville:
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,729; Location: 2425 HWY 75; Public; Website: www.nstcc.cc.tn.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Blountville:
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 66 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 86 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
Public high school in Blountville:
  • SULLIVAN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,093; Location: 131 SHIPLEY FERRY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Blountville:
  • TRI CITIES CHRN SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: PO BOX 1113 TCAS; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Blountville:
  • BLOUNTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: 155 SCHOOL AV; Grades: KG - 05)
  • BLOUNTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 438; Location: 1651 STATE RT 37; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • HOLSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 2348 HWY 75; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • HOLSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 2348 HWY 75; Grades: KG - 05)
  • CENTRAL HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 278; Location: 158 CENTRAL HGTS RD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • GUNNINGS SCHOOL (Students: 43; Location: 229 SHIPLEY FERRY RD; Grades: 07 - 11)
Private elementary/middle school in Blountville:
  • SHEKINAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 44; Location: 403 GLORY ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Blountville:
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $430,547; Location: 1655 BLOUNTVILLE BOULEVARD; 123,354 books; 2,652 audio materials; 2,541 video materials; 161 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Blountville: Blountville Historic District (A) , Sullivan County Library (B) , Sullivan County Courthouse (C) .

Churches in Blountville include: Smith Chapel (A) , First Baptist Church (B) , First Presbyterian Church (C) , Blountville United Methodist Church (D) .

Cemeteries: Blountville Cemetery (1) , Cox Cemetery (2) , Mackey Cemetery (3) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dulaney Branch (A) .

Post office: Blountville Post Office (A) .

Tourist attractions: Appalachain Caverns (Caverns; 420 Cave Hill Road), Cooper's Gem Mine (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1140 Big Hollow Road).

Courts: Tennessee State - Criminal Court- Judge-Division Ii (140 Blountville By-Pass), Tennessee State - Criminal Court- Circuit Court Clerk (140 Blountville By-Pass), Tennessee State - Criminal Court- Judge-Division I (140 Blountville By-Pass), Sullivan County - Chancery Court Clerk & Master- Central Receiving (140 Blountville By-Pass).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Blountville and their reported violations in the past:

BLOUNTVILLE UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 8907, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-31-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-03-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:   2.4 people
Tennessee:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   72.0%
Whole state:   69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   2.8%
Whole state:   4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   4.8%
Whole state:   13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   1.6%
Whole state:   5.8%

Blountville compared to Tennessee state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Blountville (2007 data):
  • Bank of Tennessee: Blountville Branch at 1917 Highway 394, branch established on 2004-09-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $571.4 mil, Deposits: $457.8 mil, headquarters in Kingsport, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Banctenn Corporation
  • First Tennessee Bank, National Association: Blountville Branch at 3269 Highway 126, branch established on 1993-06-25. Info updated 2006-08-23: Bank assets: $37,608.5 mil, Deposits: $20,222.3 mil, headquarters in Memphis, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 271 total offices, Holding Company: First Horizon National Corporation
  • Highlands Union Bank: Blountville Branch at 2217 Hwy 394, branch established on 2003-08-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $628.0 mil, Deposits: $501.4 mil, headquarters in Abingdon, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Highlands Bankshares, Inc.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Blountville Branch at 3416 Highway 126, branch established on 1933-05-22. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation






2004 Presidential Election results in Sullivan County Tennessee:



5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,033 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.88%
Tennessee average:   7.52%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Sullivan County:   0.03%
Tennessee average:   0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, TN  0.98% ($37,832 average AGI)
from Hawkins County, TN  0.67% ($30,741)
from Bristol city, VA  0.41% ($24,893)


5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.63%
Tennessee average:   6.67%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($193 average AGI)
Sullivan County:   0.02%
Tennessee average:   0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, TN  1.20% ($36,262 average AGI)
to Hawkins County, TN  0.64% ($33,448)
to Bristol city, VA  0.34% ($23,698)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blountville:
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKIN (1320 AM; 5 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
  • WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blountville:
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKOS (104.9 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXLZ-FM (107.3 FM; LEBANON, VA; Owner: YEARY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Blountville:
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOPI-CA (Channel 9; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKPT-LP (Channel 25; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKPT-TV (Channel 19; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJHL-TV (Channel 11; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAPK-CA (Channel 36; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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