Riceville is a community in McMinn County, Tennessee, home to about 823 people across 2.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37370.
Homes sold for a median of $198 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Riceville. 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)50 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL475 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Riceville; 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.
Riceville had 688 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2010.
It’s the 325th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
McMinn County grew from 19,163 residents in 1900 to 53,276 in 2020.
McMinn County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 60.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Athens, TN weather station (7 miles away).
17,156 jobs at 935 businesses in McMinn County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Riceville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by McMinn County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riceville ElementaryRiceville | Pre-K–8 | 641 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Christian AcademyRiceville | Pre-K–10 | 108 | Baptist | 1.4 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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