{"id":7741,"date":"2023-09-09T17:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T17:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2026-08-08T22:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T22:53:15","slug":"sevier-county-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sevier-county-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Sevier County, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sevier County is a county in Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles southeast of Knoxville.<br \/>\nIt had a population of 98,380 at the 2020 census, an estimated 99,652 by 2024, and covers 598<br \/>\nsquare miles (1,549 km2) centred near 35&deg;47&prime;N 83&deg;31&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Sevierville is the county seat and the county&#8217;s largest city; its postal code is 37862. The<br \/>\ncounty holds 3 incorporated cities, 1 incorporated town, 2 census-designated places and 15<br \/>\nunincorporated communities, and it runs on Eastern Time.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Sevier County<\/h2>\n<p>Sevier County has 21 named places with verified Census recognition: 3 incorporated cities, 1<br \/>\nincorporated town, 2 census-designated places, and 15 smaller unincorporated communities. Most<br \/>\nof the county&#8217;s land outside the Pigeon Forge&ndash;Gatlinburg tourist corridor is unincorporated<br \/>\nmountain and river-valley territory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sevierville<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>17,889<\/td>\n<td>37862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pigeon Forge<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>6,343<\/td>\n<td>37863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gatlinburg<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>3,577<\/td>\n<td>37738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pittman Center<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>454<\/td>\n<td>37876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seymour<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>14,705<\/td>\n<td>37865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fairgarden<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>481<\/td>\n<td>37876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wears Valley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kodak<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37764<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boyds Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>37862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alder Branch<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Beech Springs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Catlettsburg<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Caton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cherokee Hills<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DuPont<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Locust Ridge<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oldham<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reagantown<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Richardson Cove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shady Grove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Whites School<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seymour straddles the Sevier&ndash;Blount county line; the population above is the full CDP<br \/>\nfigure and part of it lies over the border in Blount County. Strawberry Plains, mostly in<br \/>\nJefferson and Knox counties, extends only a small unincorporated corner into northern Sevier<br \/>\nCounty, so it isn&#8217;t listed as a separate Sevier County place here.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>37862 &mdash; Sevierville (also serves Boyds Creek and Wears Valley)<\/li>\n<li>37876 &mdash; Sevierville, east side (also serves Pittman Center and Fairgarden)<\/li>\n<li>37764 &mdash; Sevierville, Kodak<\/li>\n<li>37864 &mdash; Sevierville, west side<\/li>\n<li>37738 &mdash; Gatlinburg<\/li>\n<li>37863 &mdash; Pigeon Forge<\/li>\n<li>37868 &mdash; Pigeon Forge, Dollywood area<\/li>\n<li>37865 &mdash; Seymour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alder Branch, Beech Springs, Catlettsburg, Caton, Cherokee Hills, DuPont, Locust Ridge,<br \/>\nOldham, Reagantown, Richardson Cove, Shady Grove and Whites School have no ZIP of their own;<br \/>\nmail for these crossroads communities routes through the nearest Sevierville or Gatlinburg post<br \/>\noffice.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Sevier County lies in the eastern part of Tennessee, in the Appalachian region, running from<br \/>\nbroad river valleys in the north up to the crest of the Great Smoky<br \/>\nMountains along its southern edge. Kuwohi, formerly named Clingmans Dome, rises to 6,643 feet<br \/>\ninside the county and is the highest point in Tennessee. Land covers 593 square miles of the<br \/>\ntotal, with 5.2 square miles of water. The Little Pigeon River drains the tourist corridor<br \/>\nthrough Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, and the French Broad River forms part of the county&#8217;s<br \/>\nnorthern edge, feeding Douglas Lake near the Jefferson County line.<\/p>\n<p>Sevier County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jefferson-county-tennessee\/\">Jefferson County<\/a><br \/>\nto the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cocke-county\/\">Cocke County<\/a> to the east,<br \/>\nHaywood County, North Carolina to the southeast, Swain County, North Carolina to the south,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/blount-county\/\">Blount County<\/a> to the west, and<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/knox-county-tennessee\/\">Knox County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Sevier County had a population of 98,380 at the 2020 census, estimated at 99,652 by 2024. Its<br \/>\ntwo largest communities are Sevierville, with 17,889 residents, and the unincorporated Seymour<br \/>\nCDP, with 14,705. Median household income was $62,581 as of the 2024 American Community Survey<br \/>\nestimate, below the Tennessee state figure of $67,631 (2023 ACS). Population density runs about<br \/>\n166 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Tourism drives the county&#8217;s economy. Retail trade employs about 7,335 workers and<br \/>\naccommodation and food service about 7,216, the two largest sectors, with construction third at<br \/>\nroughly 4,976. Dollywood and its water park, Dollywood&#8217;s Splash Country, anchor Pigeon Forge&#8217;s<br \/>\ntourism industry; Ripley&#8217;s Aquarium of the Smokies anchors Gatlinburg&#8217;s. The Sevier County School<br \/>\nDistrict runs the public schools countywide. Wilderness Wildlife Week, a free outdoor-recreation<br \/>\nfestival, draws visitors to Pigeon Forge each January.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Sevier County was formed on September 18, 1794, from part of neighboring Jefferson County,<br \/>\nand takes its name from John Sevier, Tennessee&#8217;s first governor. The county voted overwhelmingly<br \/>\nagainst secession in 1861, 1,528 to 60, and Republicans have carried it in nearly every<br \/>\npresidential election since. The 1934 opening of Great Smoky Mountains National Park remade the<br \/>\nlocal economy: Gatlinburg drew an estimated 40,000 visitors in the park&#8217;s first year and 500,000<br \/>\nwithin a year of that. In November 2016, wildfires swept into Gatlinburg and the surrounding<br \/>\nhills, killing 14 people, destroying more than 2,400 structures and causing over $500 million in<br \/>\ndamage; Wears Valley lost roughly 80 homes in the same fires.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>No interstate crosses Sevier County directly. Interstate 40 runs through neighboring Knox and<br \/>\nJefferson counties and is reached via US Route 411 or State Route 66. US Route 441 (the Newfound<br \/>\nGap Road) carries traffic south through Gatlinburg into the national park and on to North<br \/>\nCarolina; US Route 321 and US Route 411 handle the rest of the county&#8217;s through-traffic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knoxville &mdash; 30 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Asheville, North Carolina &mdash; 55 miles southeast, through the national park<\/li>\n<li>Maryville &mdash; 20 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Newport &mdash; 15 miles east<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) in Knoxville, about 35 miles<br \/>\nnorthwest. Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT), a small general-aviation field, sits in<br \/>\nSevierville. No Amtrak line reaches Sevier County.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Sevier County, Tennessee?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevier County is a county in Tennessee, United States, in the eastern part of the state along<br \/>\nthe North Carolina line, about 30 miles southeast of Knoxville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevier County had a population of 98,380 at the 2020 census, estimated at 99,652 by 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevier County covers 598 square miles (1,549 km2), including 5.2 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevierville is the county seat and the county&#8217;s largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and villages are in Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevier County has 21 named places on record: 3 cities, 1 incorporated town, 2 census-designated<br \/>\nplaces and 15 smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes serve Sevier County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSevierville uses 37862, 37864, 37764 and 37876; Gatlinburg uses 37738; Pigeon Forge uses 37863<br \/>\nand 37868; Seymour uses 37865.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What caused the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires?<\/strong><br \/>\nDrought conditions and high winds spread fires that started in the national park into<br \/>\nGatlinburg and Wears Valley in late November 2016, killing 14 people and destroying more than<br \/>\n2,400 structures.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/tennessee\/\">Towns and villages in Tennessee<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sevier County is a county in Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles southeast of Knoxville. It had a population of 98,380 at the 2020 census, an estimated 99,652 by 2024, and covers 598 square miles (1,549 km2) centred near 35&deg;47&prime;N 83&deg;31&prime;W. 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