Town guide

Blountville, Tennessee

Blountville is a community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, home to about 3,309 people across 4.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37617.

Homes sold for a median of $178 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population3,309671 per sq mi
Median home value$177,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$178Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking21%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Blountville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Blountville

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)104 miles away
Closer regional airportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Charlotte, NC126 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA460 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Blountville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Blountville

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Blountville had 3,120 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 152nd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Sullivan County grew from 24,935 residents in 1900 to 158,163 in 2020.

Blountville population by census2000: 2,959, 2010: 3,074, 2020: 3,1202,95920003,07420103,1202020

Sullivan County, 1900–2020

Sullivan County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,935, 1910: 28,120, 1920: 36,259, 1930: 51,087, 1940: 69,085, 1950: 95,063, 1960: 114,139, 1970: 127,329, 1980: 143,968, 1990: 143,596, 2000: 153,048, 2010: 156,823, 2020: 158,16325K’00’1036K’20’3069K’40’50114K’60’70144K’80’90153K’00’10158K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BlountvilleJan: high 47°F, low 26°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 29°F, 3.8 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 35°F, 4 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 43°F, 3.8 in; May: high 77°F, low 52°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 61°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 65°F, 5 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 63°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 56°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 44°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 34°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 50°F, low 29°F, 3.8 in47°26°Jan3.751°29°Feb3.859°35°Mar4.069°43°Apr3.877°52°May3.884°61°Jun3.986°65°Jul5.086°63°Aug3.881°56°Sep2.870°44°Oct2.559°34°Nov3.150°29°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bristol Tri City Ap, TN weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Sullivan County

60,008 jobs at 3,382 businesses in Sullivan County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sullivan CountyManufacturing: 12,021 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 10,966 jobs; Retail trade: 8,564 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 7,586 jobs; Construction: 4,405 jobs; Other services: 3,764 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,295 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,221 jobsManufacturing 20% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 13% Construction 7% Other services 6% Administrative and support 4% Transportation and warehousing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Blountville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Indian Path Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Kingsport8.5 miles
  • Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Bristol10.4 miles
  • Wellmont Holston Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Kingsport10.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Specialist doctors1
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists7
Optometrists2
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Blountville

Grocery stores

  • Food City3.0 mi
  • Dollar General Market4.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Blountville Pharmacy2.9 mi
  • Walgreens3.1 mi

Libraries

  • Sullivan County Public Library2.8 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1795.

Colleges and universities

  • Northeast State Community College

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Blountville

Public schools here are run by Sullivan County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Central Heights ElementaryBlountvillePre-K–5234Public3.0 mi
Holston ElementaryBlountvillePre-K–5605Public4.2 mi
Sullivan County Virtual Learning AcademyBlountvilleK–12—Public1.3 mi
Innovation AcademyBlountville6–8—Public4.2 mi
Sullivan Central Middle SchoolBlountville6–8604Public1.3 mi
West Ridge High SchoolBlountville9–121,612Public3.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Kingsport and Bristol.

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