The plain-English guide to Hamblen County — what county Morristown is in, the ZIP codes, how far it really is from Knoxville, what the schools and jobs look like, and whether it's the right place to put down roots.
Morristown is the county seat and the largest city in Hamblen County.
37815 and 37816 are used for PO Box mail.
Same clock as Knoxville, Nashville is an hour behind.
Morristown anchors the Lakeway Area, which also covers Russellville, Whitesburg and the Cherokee Lake shoreline.
Tennessee does not tax earned income; the state leans on sales tax instead.
Morristown sits on Interstate 81 in East Tennessee, which puts a surprising amount within an easy drive.
Interstate 81 runs along the north edge of town with two Morristown exits, and US-11E and US-25E carry most local traffic. Almost everything in Hamblen County is a 10 to 15 minute drive, and there is no rush-hour gridlock the way there is in Knoxville. A car is essentially required.
Hamblen County Schools serves the county, with Morristown-Hamblen High School East and Morristown-Hamblen High School West as the two public high schools. Walters State Community College has its main campus here, which is a real advantage for dual enrollment, nursing and trade programs.
Browse local schools →Morristown has an unusually deep manufacturing and distribution base for a city its size, alongside healthcare, education and retail. Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System is the main hospital, and Walters State is a significant employer as well.
See local job listings →Morristown Utility Systems handles electric, water and fiber internet inside the city — the municipal fiber network is one of the reasons remote workers land here. City Hall sits downtown on West First North Street, and a state Driver Services Center handles licenses and renewals locally.
Important local numbers →East Tennessee gets four real seasons without brutal extremes: warm, humid summers, mild springs and falls, and winters that bring a few snows rather than months of them. The lake and the ridges keep summer evenings pleasant.
Local forecast & lake report →Church is a central part of life here, with a large number of congregations across denominations concentrated in and around Morristown, Russellville and Whitesburg.
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Morristown's Skymart is genuinely one of a kind — a second-story sidewalk system built above Main Street that lets you walk downtown a floor up. Nowhere else in the country has anything quite like it.
A large TVA reservoir wrapping the county, with public ramps, marinas and shoreline within a short drive of most neighborhoods. Boating, crappie fishing and lake evenings are woven into ordinary life here.
Hiking and overlook trails on the lake just west of town, free to enter, and the closest thing to a backyard state park most residents will ever have.
The Crockett Tavern Museum marks Davy Crockett's boyhood home site, and the Rose Center — a restored 1892 school — anchors the arts and heritage scene downtown.
Morristown is in Hamblen County, Tennessee, and serves as the county seat. Parts of the city's outer edges extend toward Jefferson and Grainger counties, but the city proper is Hamblen County.
Morristown uses 37813 and 37814 for street delivery, plus 37815 and 37816 for PO Box mail. If you are sending mail to a home or business, it is almost always 37813 or 37814.
About 45 minutes by car, roughly 40 to 45 miles southwest via Interstate 81 and Interstate 40. Plenty of people commute the route daily.
Eastern Time, the same as Knoxville, Johnson City and Asheville. Nashville and most of Middle and West Tennessee are on Central Time, an hour behind.
It suits people who want a small East Tennessee city with lake access, a short commute, no state income tax on wages and a slower pace than Knoxville. What you trade away is big-city nightlife, mass transit and a wide selection of national retail — most residents drive to Knoxville for those.
Its overhead downtown sidewalks (the Skymart), Cherokee Lake, Panther Creek State Park, a strong manufacturing base, and being Davy Crockett's boyhood home.
Tennessee does not tax earned wages. The state funds itself largely through sales tax, which runs higher than in many other states, and property taxes are assessed locally by the city and Hamblen County.