Cumberland Gap is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, home to about 309 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37724.
Homes sold for a median of $113 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Cumberland Gap, part in Harrogate
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cumberland Gap. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)54 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL423 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cumberland Gap; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cumberland Gap had 313 residents in the 2020 census, up 53% since 2000.
It’s the 424th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Claiborne County grew from 20,696 residents in 1900 to 32,043 in 2020.
Claiborne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 54.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tazewell, TN weather station (9 miles away).
7,084 jobs at 466 businesses in Claiborne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cumberland Gap.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Claiborne County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap High SchoolCumberland Gap | 9–12 | 459 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Beginning Christian AcademyCumberland Gap | Pre-K–7 | 7 | Baptist | 2.4 mi |
| Tri-State Christian AcademyCumberland Gap | Pre-K–9 | 13 | Other religious | 0.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Harrogate.
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