Huntsville is a town in Scott County, Tennessee, home to about 1,814 people across 4.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 37756, and parts of 37755 are in Huntsville too.
Homes sold for a median of $210 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,814448 per sq mi
Median home value$201,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$210Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Huntsville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Huntsville
Distances
Nearest major airport
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)49 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Lexington-Fayette, KY113 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL413 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Huntsville; 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.
Population over time
Huntsville had 1,270 residents in the 2020 census, up 29% since 2000.
It’s the 238th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Scott County grew from 11,077 residents in 1900 to 21,850 in 2020.
Scott 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 58.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oneida, TN weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Scott County
4,173 jobs at 351 businesses in Scott County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Huntsville.
Nearest hospitals
Big South Fork Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Oneida7.4 miles
Lafollette Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · La Follette19.2 miles
Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Oak Ridge29.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
9
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Pharmacies
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.
Places in and around Huntsville
Grocery stores
Scenic Foods2.3 mi
IGA4.6 mi
Libraries
Huntsville Public Library1.9 mi
Senator Howard H. Baker Library3.1 mi
Museums
Museum of Scott County4.2 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Scott County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Fairview ElementaryHuntsville
Pre-K–8
260
Public
3.6 mi
Huntsville ElementaryHuntsville
Pre-K–4
364
Public
1.7 mi
Huntsville Middle SchoolHuntsville
5–8
268
Public
1.7 mi
Scott High SchoolHuntsville
9–12
653
Public
4.1 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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