Town guide

Copperhill, Tennessee

Copperhill is a city in Polk County, Tennessee, home to about 493 people across 1.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37317.

Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population493279 per sq mi
Median home value$99,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$195Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking8%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Copperhill

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Copperhill

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)59 miles away
Closer regional airportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA87 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL504 miles away

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

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

Who represents Copperhill

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

Copperhill had 443 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.

It’s the 388th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Polk County grew from 11,357 residents in 1900 to 17,544 in 2020.

Copperhill population by census2000: 511, 2010: 354, 2020: 443511200035420104432020

Polk County, 1900–2020

Polk County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,357, 1910: 14,116, 1920: 14,243, 1930: 15,686, 1940: 15,473, 1950: 14,074, 1960: 12,160, 1970: 11,669, 1980: 13,602, 1990: 13,643, 2000: 16,050, 2010: 16,825, 2020: 17,54411K’00’1014K’20’3015K’40’5012K’60’7014K’80’9016K’00’1018K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 59.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CopperhillJan: high 50°F, low 25°F, 5.1 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 28°F, 5.3 in; Mar: high 62°F, low 34°F, 5.3 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 41°F, 5.2 in; May: high 78°F, low 51°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 59°F, 5.4 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 63°F, 5.3 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 62°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 56°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 43°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 33°F, 4.6 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 28°F, 6 in50°25°Jan5.154°28°Feb5.362°34°Mar5.371°41°Apr5.278°51°May4.884°59°Jun5.487°63°Jul5.386°62°Aug4.781°56°Sep4.372°43°Oct3.561°33°Nov4.653°28°Dec6.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Murphy 4ese, NC weather station (23 miles away).

Jobs in Polk County

1,478 jobs at 238 businesses in Polk County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Polk CountyHotels and restaurants: 291 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 274 jobs; Retail trade: 249 jobs; Manufacturing: 200 jobs; Other services: 91 jobs; Construction: 85 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 65 jobs; Finance and insurance: 60 jobsHotels and restaurants 20% Health care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 17% Manufacturing 14% Other services 6% Construction 6% Arts, entertainment and recreation 4% Finance and insurance 4%

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

Health care

16 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Copperhill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Blue Ridge Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Blue Ridge7.2 miles
  • Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Murphy23.4 miles
  • Union General HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Blairsville25.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors2
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers1
Pharmacies2

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 Copperhill

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Ducktown City Park · 3 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Piggly Wiggly0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tallent Drugs2.2 mi
  • McCaysville Drug & Gun2.4 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • East Polk Public Library1.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Copperhill

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Copper Basin Elementary SchoolCopperhillPre-K–6321Public0.7 mi
Copper Basin High SchoolCopperhill7–12231Public0.8 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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