Surgoinsville is a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee, home to about 1,911 people across 5.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 37873, and parts of 37857 are in Surgoinsville too.
Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Surgoinsville
Part is in Surgoinsville, part in Rogersville and Kingsport
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Surgoinsville. 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)77 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY140 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL452 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Surgoinsville; 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.
Surgoinsville had 1,882 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.
It’s the 228th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Hawkins County grew from 24,267 residents in 1900 to 56,721 in 2020.
Hawkins County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 48.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rogersville 1 Ne, TN weather station (7 miles away).
9,986 jobs at 638 businesses in Hawkins County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Surgoinsville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Public schools here are run by Hawkins County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgoinsville ElementarySurgoinsville | K–4 | 307 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Surgoinsville Middle SchoolSurgoinsville | 5–8 | 255 | Public | 0.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Rogersville and Kingsport.
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