Campbell County is a county in Tennessee, United States, on the state’s northern border where the Cumberland Mountains meet the Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley country. It had a population of 39,272 at the 2020 census and covers 498 square miles (1,290 km2) — 480 square miles of land and 18 square miles of water — centred near 36°25′N 84°09′W.<\/p>\n
Jacksboro is the county seat and its postal code is 37757. The county has two towns, two cities and one city shared with a neighboring county, plus dozens of unincorporated communities scattered through the mountain hollows. It sits in the Eastern time zone and is part of the Knoxville metropolitan area.<\/p>\n
Campbell County has five incorporated municipalities — the towns of Jacksboro and Caryville, the cities of LaFollette and Jellico, and Rocky Top, whose city limits cross into neighboring Anderson County — alongside more than sixty unincorporated communities (marked “Unincorp.” below), most of them former coal-camp settlements tucked into the ridges around Jellico and the Cove Creek and Elk Valley watersheds.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksboro<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | 2,306<\/td>\n | 37757<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| LaFollette<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37766<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jellico<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caryville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37714<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rocky Top<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alder<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alder Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Anthras<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beech Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bethlehem<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Block<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brookside<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Broyles<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buckeye<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chaska<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clinchmore<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cotula<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cove Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cove Lake Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cumberland View<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Davis Chapel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| De Lap<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Demory<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Disney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Duff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37729<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elk Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fincastle<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Flat Hollow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fordtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gennett Camp<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grantsboro<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Habersham<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hickey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| High Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Highcliff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Highland Park<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Holton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hunter<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ilford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Indian Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ivydell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kilsyth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lindsay Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Little White Oak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Long Hollow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Newcomb<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37819<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oswego<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peabody<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peewee<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Crest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pioneer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 37847<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Red Ash<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Remy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ridgewood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Round Rock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Royal Blue<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Russell Fork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shea<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Silica<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stanfill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stinking Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tackett Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Terry Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Titus<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Turley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vasper<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Victory<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Walnut Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Welch Camp<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westbourne<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Oak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wooldridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wynn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Rocky Top is a boundary-straddling city: most of it lies in Anderson County, with only a fraction of its limits in Campbell County, so its population is counted on the Anderson County side and left blank here to avoid double-reporting.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the smaller mountain communities share one of these seven post office ZIP codes rather than having their own; Rocky Top’s ZIP is not covered by a Campbell County delivery area and is not published here.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nCampbell County straddles the line between the Cumberland Mountains to the northwest and the Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley country to the southeast, with elevations ranging from 3,534 feet at Cross Mountain down to under 1,000 feet near Norris Lake. Norris Lake, a Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir, forms much of the county’s southern and eastern shoreline and is the county’s main body of water; Cove Creek and Clear Fork drain the interior hollows.<\/p>\n Campbell County borders six counties: Whitley County, Kentucky, to the north; McCreary County, Kentucky<\/a>, to the northwest; Claiborne County<\/a> to the east; Union County<\/a> to the southeast; Anderson County<\/a> to the south; and Scott County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Campbell County had 39,272 residents at the 2020 census, spread thinly across the county’s mountain terrain. LaFollette and Jellico are the county’s two largest incorporated communities. The county’s median household income runs well below the Tennessee median of $67,631, reflecting the decline of the coal economy that once anchored the area; poverty rates here are consistently among the highest in East Tennessee. Population density is low outside the LaFollette–Jacksboro corridor along U.S. Route 25W.<\/p>\n Coal mining built Campbell County. Jellico’s bituminous coal seams made the county Tennessee’s largest coal producer in the early 20th century, and mining camps such as Royal Blue, Red Ash and Welch Camp grew up directly around the pits. Underground and surface mining have both declined sharply since, and today the county’s economy leans on healthcare, retail and light manufacturing centred in LaFollette, plus outdoor tourism around Norris Lake and Cove Lake State Park, which draws boaters, anglers and campers from the Knoxville metro area.<\/p>\n Campbell County was formed in 1806 from parts of Anderson and Claiborne Counties and named for Colonel Arthur Campbell, a Revolutionary War officer who had served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Coal was discovered in the Jellico seam in the late 19th century, and the resulting boom drew thousands of miners and immigrant laborers into camps across the county’s northern end through the early 1900s. The county has voted heavily Republican in nearly every presidential election since Reconstruction, one notable exception being 2000, when Al Gore carried it.<\/p>\n Interstate 75 runs the length of the county’s eastern side, with a Tennessee state welcome center at Jellico marking the Kentucky line; U.S. Route 25W parallels it through LaFollette and Jacksboro.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is McGhee Tyson Airport in Alcoa, near Knoxville.<\/p>\n Where is Campbell County, Tennessee?<\/strong> What is the population of Campbell County?<\/strong> How big is Campbell County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Campbell County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Campbell County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Campbell County?<\/strong> |