Friendsville is a city in Blount County, Tennessee, home to about 980 people across 2.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37737.
Homes sold for a median of $266 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population980345 per sq mi
Median home value$217,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$266Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Friendsville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Friendsville
Distances
Nearest major airport
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Atlanta, GA139 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL462 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Friendsville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Friendsville
U.S. Representative · Tennessee’s 2nd DistrictTim Burchett (R)
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
Friendsville had 896 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 308th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Blount County grew from 19,206 residents in 1900 to 135,280 in 2020.
Blount County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 51.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Ap, TN weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Blount County
57,256 jobs at 2,510 businesses in Blount County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Friendsville.
Nearest hospitals
Blount Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Maryville8.2 miles
Fort Loudoun Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lenoir City10.5 miles
Parkwest Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Knoxville12.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
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.
Schools in Friendsville
Public schools here are run by Blount County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Union Grove Elementary SchoolFriendsville
Pre-K–5
213
Public
1.7 mi
Union Grove Middle SchoolFriendsville
6–8
623
Public
1.9 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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