Mountain City is a town in Johnson County, Tennessee, home to about 2,542 people across 3.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37683.
Homes sold for a median of $196 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mountain City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC90 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA437 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain City; 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.
Mountain City had 2,415 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 182nd largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Johnson County grew from 10,589 residents in 1900 to 17,948 in 2020.
Johnson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 47.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mtn City 2, TN weather station (about a mile away).
3,415 jobs at 256 businesses in Johnson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
76 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mountain City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 32 |
| Mental health providers | 19 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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 1836.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Johnson County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doe ElementaryMountain City | Pre-K–6 | 231 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Mountain City ElementaryMountain City | Pre-K–6 | 428 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Roan Creek ElementaryMountain City | Pre-K–6 | 343 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Johnson Co Middle SchoolMountain City | 7–8 | 281 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Johnson Co High SchoolMountain City | 9–12 | 563 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Youth AcademyMountain City | 2–12 | 78 | Nonsectarian | 2.7 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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