Norris, Tennessee | |
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![]() Post office and Archer's Food Center in Norris | |
![]() Location of Norris in Anderson County, Tennessee. | |
Coordinates: 36°11′58″N 84°4′9″W / 36.19944°N 84.06917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Anderson |
Established | 1933 |
Incorporated | 1949 |
Named for | George W. Norris |
Government | |
• Mayor | Chris Mitchell |
• City Manager | Scott Hackler[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 8.33 sq mi (21.58 km2) |
• Land | 8.33 sq mi (21.58 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,599 |
• Density | 191.89/sq mi (74.09/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 37705, 37828 |
Area code | 865 |
FIPS code | 47-53600[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1295831[3] |
Website | www |
Norris is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee. Its population was 1,599 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Norris was built as a model planned community by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 to house workers building Norris Dam on the Clinch River. It is named in honor of George W. Norris, a Senator from Nebraska, who was a long-term supporter of the TVA.
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