Town guide

Wildwood, Tennessee

Wildwood is a community in Blount County, Tennessee, home to about 968 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 37804.

Homes sold for a median of $215 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population968389 per sq mi
Median home value$212,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$215Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wildwood

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Wildwood

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA144 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL464 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Wildwood; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Wildwood

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Wildwood had 1,157 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2010.

It’s the 312th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Blount County grew from 19,206 residents in 1900 to 135,280 in 2020.

Wildwood population by census2010: 1,098, 2020: 1,1571,09820101,1572020

Blount County, 1900–2020

Blount County population, 1900 to 20201900: 19,206, 1910: 20,809, 1920: 28,800, 1930: 33,989, 1940: 41,116, 1950: 54,691, 1960: 57,525, 1970: 63,744, 1980: 77,770, 1990: 85,969, 2000: 105,823, 2010: 123,010, 2020: 135,28019K’00’1029K’20’3041K’40’5058K’60’7078K’80’90106K’00’10135K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 51.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 5 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WildwoodJan: high 48°F, low 30°F, 4.8 in; Feb: high 53°F, low 33°F, 4.8 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 40°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 48°F, 4.7 in; May: high 79°F, low 57°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 65°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 69°F, 5.3 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 68°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 61°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 49°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 60°F, low 38°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 33°F, 5 in48°30°Jan4.853°33°Feb4.861°40°Mar4.971°48°Apr4.779°57°May4.186°65°Jun4.288°69°Jul5.388°68°Aug3.683°61°Sep3.572°49°Oct2.860°38°Nov4.251°33°Dec5.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Knoxville Mcghee Tyson Ap, TN weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Blount County

57,256 jobs at 2,510 businesses in Blount County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Blount CountyManufacturing: 11,553 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 6,883 jobs; Retail trade: 6,368 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 6,195 jobs; Construction: 4,985 jobs; Professional services: 4,397 jobs; Company headquarters: 2,552 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,484 jobsManufacturing 20% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 11% Health care and social assistance 11% Construction 9% Professional services 8% Company headquarters 5% Administrative and support 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

524 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wildwood.

Nearest hospitals

  • Blount Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Maryville5.1 miles
  • University Health System, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Knoxville10.3 miles
  • East Tennessee Childrens HospitalChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Knoxville11.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors27
Specialist doctors143
Dentists40
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants144
Mental health providers113
Physical and occupational therapists42
Optometrists1
Chiropractors14
Pharmacies11

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.

Places in and around Wildwood

Grocery stores

  • Food Lion3.3 mi
  • Food City3.9 mi
  • Food City4.6 mi
  • Ian's Market4.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens4.8 mi

Museums

  • Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum5.0 mi

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.

Schools in Wildwood

Public schools here are run by Blount County, Maryville. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Eagleton 1 Head StartMaryvillePre-K—Public3.2 mi
Eagleton ElementaryMaryvillePre-K–5488Public1.8 mi
John Sevier ElementaryMaryvillePre-K–3633Public3.7 mi
Porter ElementaryMaryvillePre-K–5266Public0.9 mi
Coulter Grove Intermediate SchoolMaryville4–7902Public4.3 mi
Maryville Virtual SchoolMaryville4–1262Public5.2 mi
Eagleton College and Career AcademyMaryville6–12886Public3.2 mi
Heritage Middle SchoolMaryville6–8638Public2.9 mi
Heritage High SchoolMaryville9–12911Public2.8 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Clayton-Bradley AcademyMaryvillePre-K–12431Nonsectarian3.3 mi
Adventist Christian School of MaryvilleMaryville1–819Seventh-day Adventist2.4 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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Shares ZIP codes with Maryville, Eagleton Village and Alcoa.

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