Bluff City, Tennessee Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,559. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,620 (+3.9% change)
 
Males: 743   (47.7%)
Females: 816   (52.3%)

Sullivan County

Median resident age:   35.4 years
Tennessee median age:   35.9 years

Zip codes: 37618 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,600 (it was $31,587 in 2000)
Bluff City   $32,600
Tennessee:   $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,600 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
Bluff City   $80,600
Tennessee:   $114,000

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 37618

Bluff City, TN residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
Roll For Rock,Inc. Wheelchair benefit

Races in Bluff City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (18.9%), German (10.9%), Irish (10.4%), English (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Dutch (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1870

Elevation: 1429 feet

Land area: 1.51 square miles.

Population density: 1056 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Bluff City

For population 25 years and over in Bluff City

  • High school or higher: 72.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bluff City city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.4%
Tennessee:   2.8%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Bluff City, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bluff City to the number of sex offenders is 178 to 1.

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

Bluff City:   0.8% ($572)
Tennessee:   0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (11.1 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (132.0 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (525.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bluff City-Piney Flats, TN (2.2 miles ), Blountville, TN (6.0 miles ), Watauga, TN (6.7 miles ), Biltmore, TN (6.9 miles ), Walnut Hill, TN (7.6 miles ), Bristol, TN (9.1 miles ), Elizabethton, TN (9.1 miles ), Central, TN (9.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 20 buildings, average cost: $31,900
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $79,900
  • 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $44,400
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,500
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $54,000
  • 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $66,800
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $86,000
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,000
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $69,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 36.46 N, Longitude: 82.28 W


Area code: 423


Population change in the 1990s: +235 (+17.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Apparel (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



 

Crime in Bluff City by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 2 0 1 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 125.9 0.0 62.8 0.0 61.7
Assaults 4 4 4 7 7 11
    per 100,000 254.3 251.9 255.4 439.7 439.1 678.2
Burglaries 6 8 5 10 9 12
    per 100,000 381.4 503.8 319.3 628.1 564.6 739.8
Thefts 65 23 35 31 24 48
    per 100,000 4132.2 1448.4 2235.0 1947.2 1505.6 2959.3
Auto thefts 1 2 2 4 3 4
    per 100,000 63.6 125.9 127.7 251.3 188.2 246.6
Arson 0 0 1 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 63.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 247.9 191.4 173.1 248.7 202.6 344.0
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   6.25
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bluff City, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bluff City-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Bluff City city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 36.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Bluff City:
  • BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-TRICITIES (about 10 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
  • JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bluff City:
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 9 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 80 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bluff City:
  • JOHNSON CITY (about 8 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; ID: 0A4)
  • ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 11 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN; ID: 0A9)
  • VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (about 23 miles; ABINGDON, VA; ID: VJI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluff City:
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 62 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
Public high school in Bluff City:
  • SULLIVAN EAST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,000; Location: 4180 WEAVER PK; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bluff City:
  • BLUFF CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 532; Location: 282 MAPLE DR,POBX 280; Grades: KG - 05)
  • BLUFF CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 453; Location: 337 CARTER ST; Grades: 06 - 08)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Zollicoffer was the name given by Cherokee Indians, many unknown or un disturbed graves around the area of 10 miles, John Wesley Edward Cox 1778, log cabin still standing on Sells Rd. !st to bring the Gospel of Jesus w/ the Wesley founder of Methodists Church in 1778. many more facts. B.Massey,jr. added by roll4rock wheelchair events/benefits 1987

Cemetery: Berry Cemetery (1) .

 

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

BLUFF CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 2327, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2005)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-25-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-02-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-31-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-31-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-14-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-14-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-1999. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
RIVER'S WAY CAMPGROUND (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:   68.1%
Whole state:   69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   3.9%
Whole state:   4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   14.7%
Whole state:   13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   7.8%
Whole state:   5.8%

Bluff City compared to Tennessee state average:

  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.




2004 Presidential Election results in Sullivan County Tennessee:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1 $1,829 $21,948 0 $0
Streets and Highways 7 $11,662 $19,992 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 0 $0   1 $359
Water Supply 1 $2,700 $32,400 0 $0
Other Government Administration 1 $2,168 $26,016 7 $2,106
Sewerage 1 $1,627 $19,524 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 9 $17,598 $23,464 0 $0
Totals for Government 20 $37,584 $22,550 8 $2,465


Bluff City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $154,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $116,000
    Water Utilities: $116,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $320,000
    Police Protection: $277,000
    Regular Highways: $263,000
    Water Utilities: $137,000
    Sewerage: $126,000
    Solid Waste Management: $64,000
    Parks & Recreation: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $356,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $795,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $110,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $854,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $94,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $119,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $452,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $186,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $119,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $197,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $233,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $71,000
    Other Selective Sales: $71,000
    NEC: $26,000
    Public Utilities: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $464,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $41,000

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 Bluff City:
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
  • WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKIN (1320 AM; 5 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHHQ (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
  • WBEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: CB RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bluff City:
  • 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.)
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKOS (104.9 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bluff City:
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOPI-CA (Channel 9; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WKPT-LP (Channel 25; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)

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