Kingsport | |
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Nickname: The Model City[1] | |
Coordinates: 36°32′N 82°33′W / 36.533°N 82.550°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
Counties | Sullivan, Hawkins |
Settled | 1771 |
Chartered/Rechartered | 1822, 1917 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Mayor | Patrick Shull |
• City Manager | Chris McCartt |
Area | |
• City | 53.52 sq mi (138.63 km2) |
• Land | 52.60 sq mi (136.24 km2) |
• Water | 0.92 sq mi (2.38 km2) |
Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
Population | |
• City | 55,442 |
• Rank | 12th in Tennessee |
• Density | 1,053.95/sq mi (406.93/km2) |
• Urban | 98,411 (US: 316th) [3] |
• Metro | 309,283 (US: 161st) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 37660, 37662, 37663, 37664, 37665 & 37669 |
Area code | 423 |
FIPS code | 47-39560 |
GNIS feature ID | 1303478[5] |
Website | www |
Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442.[6] Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, which spans a portion of southwest Virginia and the mountainous counties in northeastern Tennessee. It is the largest city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area, which had a population of 307,613 in 2020.[7] The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, with a population of 508,260 in 2020.
The name "Kingsport" is a simplification of "King's Port", originally referring to the area on the Holston River known as King's Boat Yard, the head of navigation for the Tennessee Valley.[8]
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