Sweetwater, Tennessee | |
|---|---|
 Downtown area, September 2016 | |
 Location of Sweetwater in Monroe County and Mcminn County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′10″N 84°28′18″W / 35.60278°N 84.47167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Counties | Monroe and McMinn |
| Established | 1850s[1] |
| Incorporated | 1875[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.85 sq mi (22.92 km2) |
| • Land | 8.84 sq mi (22.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,011 ft (308 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,312 |
| • Density | 714.27/sq mi (275.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37874 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-72540[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405553[3] |
| Website | www |
Sweetwater is a city in Monroe and McMinn counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the most populous city in Monroe County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,312.[4] Sweetwater is the home of the Craighead Caverns which contains the Lost Sea, the United States' largest underground lake. In 2022, TravelMag named Sweetwater one of Tennessee's Ten Most Charming Cities.[6]
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- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweetwater, Tennessee
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- ^ Joseph, Paul (June 20, 2022). "The Most Charming Towns and Small Cities in Tennessee". TravelMag. Retrieved September 15, 2023.