Tazewell is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, home to about 2,902 people across 4.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37879.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Tazewell, part in New Tazewell
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tazewell. 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)52 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY119 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL431 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tazewell; 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.
Tazewell had 2,348 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 164th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Claiborne County grew from 20,696 residents in 1900 to 32,043 in 2020.
Claiborne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 54.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tazewell, TN weather station (about a mile away).
7,084 jobs at 466 businesses in Claiborne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
54 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tazewell.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 37 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Claiborne County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Virtual Learning AcademyTazewell | K–12 | 42 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Springdale ElementaryTazewell | K–8 | 380 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Soldiers Memorial Middle SchoolTazewell | 5–8 | 360 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Claiborne Adult High SchoolTazewell | 9–12 | — | Public | 2.0 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 New Tazewell.
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