Kingsport is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, home to about 56,262 people across 53 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 37660, 37663, 37664 and 37665, and parts of 37617 and 37857 are in Kingsport too.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Kingsport; also Bloomingdale and Sullivan Gardens
Mostly Kingsport; also Colonial Heights and Spurgeon
Mostly Kingsport; also Orebank
Mostly Kingsport
Part is in Kingsport, part in Blountville and Bristol
Part is in Kingsport, part in Rogersville and Surgoinsville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kingsport. 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)94 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Charlotte, NC133 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL458 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kingsport; 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.
Kingsport had 55,442 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 13th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Sullivan County grew from 24,935 residents in 1900 to 158,163 in 2020.
Sullivan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 45.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kingsport, TN weather station (2 miles away).
60,008 jobs at 3,382 businesses in Sullivan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,339 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kingsport’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 172 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 345 |
| Dentists | 87 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 419 |
| Mental health providers | 146 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 129 |
| Optometrists | 21 |
| Chiropractors | 20 |
| Pharmacies | 45 |
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.
Parks (21 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (6 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 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.
Established in 1822.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Kingsport, Sullivan County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 420 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 430 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Andrew Johnson Elementary SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 558 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| John Adams Elementary SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 506 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 280 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Ketron Elementary SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 508 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Palmer Early Learning CenterKingsport | Pre-K | 152 | Special Education | 1.5 mi |
| Rock Springs ElementaryKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 402 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Sullivan Gardens ElementaryKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 204 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 497 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| George Washington Elementary SchoolKingsport | K–5 | 514 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Indian Springs ElementaryKingsport | K–5 | 312 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| Miller Perry ElementaryKingsport | K–5 | 225 | Public | 5.7 mi |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolKingsport | K–5 | 250 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| John Sevier Middle SchoolKingsport | 6–8 | 818 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Ross N. Robinson Middle SchoolKingsport | 6–8 | 918 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Sullivan Heights Middle SchoolKingsport | 6–8 | 630 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Dobyns - Bennett High SchoolKingsport | 9–12 | 2,315 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Christian SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–12 | 91 | Other religious | 3.0 mi |
| St Dominic Catholic SchoolKingsport | Pre-K–5 | 85 | Roman Catholic | 1.5 mi |
| St Paul's Day School & KindergartenKingsport | Pre-K–K | 7 | Episcopal | 1.6 mi |
| Apostolic Gospel AcademyKingsport | K–12 | 23 | Other religious | 3.6 mi |
| Christian Life AcademyKingsport | K–12 | 87 | Pentecostal | 3.3 mi |
| Top AcademyKingsport | K–12 | 55 | Pentecostal | 3.5 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 Bloomingdale, Rogersville, Blountville, Colonial Heights, Spurgeon, Bristol, Sullivan Gardens, Orebank and Surgoinsville.
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