About Knoxville Tennessee

Welcome to Knoxville, Tennessee, East Tennessee’s largest city and the third largest in the state. This city of less than 200,000 people features excellent educational and cultural opportunities for people of all ages. Affordable housing, below national average health care costs and a pleasant climate make Knoxville a desirable place to live and work.

The City of Knoxville, located in Knox County, is situated at the crossroads of three major interstates: I-75, I-40 and I-81 as well as on an international waterway.

Knoxville is surrounded by the Cumberland Mountains and the Blue Ridge ranges. The area also includes TVA’s Great Lakes of the South. Ft. Loudon, Norris, Cherokee, Douglas, Melton Hill and Watts Bar lakes are within easy driving distance from Knoxville. The city is only about 35 miles from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which attracts nine million visitors every year. There are miles of hiking trails, camp sites, streams and mountains, wild flowers and historical sites.

The area’s sheer beauty may only be surpassed by the number of recreational opportunities. Tennis, golf, horseback riding, jogging, biking, swimming, water skiing, whitewater canoeing, boating, fishing and camping opportunities abound.

Knoxville residents enjoy the pleasant pace of life and the opportunity to combine the attractions of the city with the outdoor fun of a vacation area. The beauty of living or visiting here is that you can easily spend a day on the lake or in the mountains and be back for a night on the town.

In the heart of the Tennessee Valley, Knoxville is an energy center, headquarters of the The Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility. Knoxville is a learning center, home of The University of Tennessee, which adds dimension and depth to the life of the city, while more than 26,000 students keep it young.

The following are links you may need when moving here or deciding if Knoxville is a great place to live in Tennessee.

Car Tags and Registration

Colleges and Universities

• UT Graduate School of Medicine
• The University of Tennessee
• Maryville College
• Pellissippi State Technical Community College
• Roane State Community College

Knox County Driver’s License

Knox County Schools

Knoxville Airport – The nearby McGhee/Tyson Airport gives ready accessibility to the area and ensures direct connections to major airports such as Atlanta, Washington, Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia and New York.

Knoxville Convention Center

Knoxville’s Newcomer Information – City of Knoxville

The Knoxville-Oak Ridge Regional Network

Maps of Knoxville

Parks and Recreation

Post Offices

Traffic

Utilities – Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)

Voter Registration

Weather

• WBIR
• Weather.com