Automobiles
License & Tags
A new resident of Tennessee must obtain a license plate for
their motor vehicle within 30 days. To purchase a license tag, a
Tennessee title must be obtained. Both may be purchased at the
County Clerk's Office in the Courthouse or at the Clerk's office
located in Foothills Mall (865.273.5800). Costs is $33. Renewal
auto tags only are available at the Drive-Thru located at the
Chamber of Commerce, 201 S. Washington St,. Maryville, TN.
Driver's License
Incoming residents to Tennessee must obtain a Driver's
license within 30 days after residency is established. If you
already hold another state's license, then you must take the eye
test. Application and test are given in Blount County on Tuesday
thru Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm 318 Home Ave, 865.981.2359
Banking Institutions
Alcoa Tenn. Federal Credit Union
124 N Hall Rd., Alcoa
865.977.3118 American Fidelity Bank
326 W. Joule St., Alcoa
865.977.0800 AmSouth Bank
216 Calderwood, Alcoa
800.267.6884 BankEast
417 Foothills Mall Dr., Maryville
865.980.2900 BB&T
710 S Foothills Plaza Dr., Maryville
865.981.7500 CBBC
330 E Broadway Ave., Maryville
865.977.5900 First National Bank
1708 W. Broadway Ave., Maryville
865.982.9191 First Tennessee Bank
101 W. Broadway Ave., Maryville
865.977.5100 The Home Bank of Tennessee
216 Foothills Mall Dr., Maryville
865.681.5600 Home Federal Bank
102 Foothills Mall Dr., Maryville
865.984.0000 Mountain National Bank
877.591.4074 National Bank of Commerce
244 S. Hall Rd., Alcoa
865.681.1100 State Farm Bank
305 Gill St., Alcoa
865.984.0091 Suntrust
800.786.8787 | 877.603.4279 United Community Bank
211 Gill St., Alcoa
865.980.0300
Credit Unions
Alcoa Tenn Federal Credit Union
124 N. Hall Rd., Alcoa
865.977.3118 K-25 Federal Credit Union
9228 Kingston Pk., Knox
865.531.4727 Knoxville Post Office Credit Union
6211 Middlebrook Pk., Knox
865.688.2424 Knoxville Teachers Federal Credit Union
9701 Kingston Pk., Knox
865.582.2800 Maryville Municipal Credit Union
321 W. Broadway Ave., Maryville
865.984.4072 ORNL Federal Credit Union
1743 W. Broadway Ave., Maryville
865.688.9555
Chamber of Commerce Blount County
201 S. Washington St., Maryville, TN 37804
865.983.2241
Churches
Over 200 churches in Blount County represent most faiths.
Cable Companies
Adelphia Cable
865.995.9434
Charter Cable
865.984.8515 \ 888.829.3018
Satellite Companies
DirecTv
865.379.1157 ETS Comm
865.689.5362
Climate
Annual Average Temperature - 59°
Monthly Average High Temp - Jan 47/July 87
Monthly Average Low Temp - Jan 30 / July 68
Annual Average Snowfall - 12"
Annual Average Precipitation - 48"
Elevation - 989' Above Sea Level
Prevailing Winds - Southwest
Communications
Newspaper
The Blount Today
318 S. Washington St., Maryville
865.981.9101 The Daily Times
307 E. Harper, Maryville
865.981.1100 Knoxville News Sentinel
382 High St., Maryville
865.981.9101
Education
There are three school systems in Blount County: Alcoa City
Schools, Blount County Schools, and Maryville City Schools.
These three public school systems jointly received the State
Department of Education's Governors A+ award for community
Commitment to Excellence in Education. Included in these
school systems are 19 elementary/middle schools, 4 high schools,
and 1 adult high school. Private schools and vocational schools
also serve the area. A child must be five years of age to
enroll in Kindergarten and six years old to enter first grade.
(Both ages as of September 20) Enrollment requirements
include: legal proof of age; a physical examination; a dental
exam; and inoculations against polio, tetanus, measles,
diphtheria, and whooping cough. Alcoa City Schools
Alcoa Education Building
524 Faraday St., Alcoa
865.984.0531 Blount County Schools
Main Office
831 Grandview Dr., Maryville
865.984.1212 Maryville City Schools
822 Lawrence Ave., Maryville
865.982.7121 Colleges and Universities Lincoln
Memorial University
Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate
865.869.6348 Maryville College
502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy
865.981.8092 Pellissippi State Technical Community College
1010 Middlesettlements Rd.
865.681.1064 Roane State Technical
276 Patton Ln., Harriman
865.354.3000 University of Tennessee
215 Student Services Building, Knoxville
865.974.1000
Emergency Numbers
Fire 911
Police 911
Ambulance 911 Rescue Squad: Blount County
865.982.2500 Rural Metro Ambulance Service
865.982.2500 Blount County Sheriff's Dept.
865.273.5000 Blount County Fire Dept.
865.983.1431
Employment
East Tennessee enjoys one of the nation's lowest unemployment
rates by providing its residents with a diverse job base through
industrial, service, and tourism sectors. Tennessee
Department of Labor & Workforce Development
220 Court. St., Maryville
865.981.2341
Gas Companies
Atmos
865.379.9290 | 888.824.3434 Bobs Gas. Co.
865.380.0308 | 865.898.4744 Dowdle
865.379.1777 | 865.995.2094 Empire
865.983.5344 E. Tenn Natural Gas Co.
865.983.0273 E. Tenn Propane
865.379.6564 Heritage (propane)
865.977.6777 | 865.977.6169
Geography & History
Situated at the Foothills of the
Great Smokey Mountains, Blount County covers 584 square miles in the
extreme eastern portions of Tennessee. Blount county is situated
near the geographic center of the eastern United States with
approximately 50 percent of the U.S. population within a 500
mile radius. Blount County is one of the oldest counties in
Tennessee. Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smokey
Mountains National Park, it is surrounded by several impressive
lakes of the Tennessee Valley Authority. It was
established in 1795 when the territorial legislature separated a
part of Knox County. The new county was named in honor of
William Blount, Governor of the Territory of the United States
south of the Ohio River. Maryville which is named in honor of
William Blount's wife, Mary Grainger Blount, was authorized to
be "laid out" in 1795 with Scotch-Irish Presbyterian settlers
primarily from Virginia. Lumber was the first principal
industrial occupation of Blount county. The first lumber mill
was recorded in 1788. Today, there are over 100 manufacturing
plants distributed mostly within five industrial parks located
throughout the country. Blount County is home to the Aluminum
Company of America (ALCOA), and two of the area's newest
industries - Denso Manufacturing and Newell Products. Founded
in 1790, Maryville is the county seat of Blount County and
covers an area of 11.46 square miles. An area formerly known
as North Maryville was incorporated in 1919 and named Alcoa for
the founder of the city, Aluminum Co. of America. It covers 8.68
square miles. Together, the twin cities of Maryville and Alcoa
provided a scenic Gateway to the Great Smokey Mountains National
Park.
Government
Blount County is governed by a county commission and county
executive which are located in the Blount County Courthouse in
Maryville. Blount County Executive Commission
341 Court St.
865.273.5700 City of Alcoa
441 N. hall Rd
865.981.4100 City of Friendsville
PO Box 56
865.995.2831 City of Maryville
400 W Broadway Ave.
865.981.1300 City of Rockford
PO Box 32
865.970.9665 City of Townsend
865.448.6886 City of Louisville
865.681.1983
Hospitals
Blount Memorial Hospital
865.983.7211 The Baptists Health System
865.632.5011 East TN Children's Hospital
865.541.8000 Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
865.541.1111 Peninsula Hospital
865.970.9800 St. Mary's Health System
865.545.8000 Thompson Cancer Survival Center
865.541.1678 Townsend Primary Care Clinic
865.448.1010 UT Medical Center
865.544.9000
Library
Blount County Library
508 N Cusick St.
865.982.0981
M - Th: 9am - 9pm
F & Sa: 9am - 530pm
Su: 1pm - 530pm Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library
120 Tiger Dr., Townsend
865.448.1441
M - Tu: 9am - 6pm
Wed: 12pm - 6pm
Th - F: 9am - 5pm
Closed Sa & Su
Nursing / Convalescent Homes, Retirement Villages & Apartments
Asbury Place at Maryville
2648 Sevierville Rd
865.984.1660 Blount Memorial Transitional Care Center
2320 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
865.273.8300 Colonial Hills Nursing Center
20345 Cockran Rd
865.982.6161 Fairpark Healthcare Center
307 N 5th St
865.983.0261 Maryville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
1012 Jamestown Way
865.984.7400 Shannondale of Maryville
804 Shannondale Way
865.982.4599 Wellington House of Maryville
1869 Crest Rd.
865.984.3030
Police Services
Dispatch
Alcoa & Maryville
865.983.3620 Police Departments
Alcoa
865.981.4111 Friendsville
865.995.2831 Greenback
865.986.9081 Rockford
865.970.9665 Townsend
865.448.6875
Population
Blount County is one of the fastest growing counties in
Tennessee Blount county has a population of over 100,000
people. Maryville consist of 24,000 residents and Alcoa has a populous of 7,800.
Postal Services
1.800.ADK.UPS Alcoa Office
108 S. Hall Rd. Friendsville Office
105 S Morgan Greenback Office
6726 Morganton Rd. Louisville Office
2948 Topside Rd. Maryville Office
226 Keller Ln. Rockford Office
118 Town Square Dr. Townsend Office
5319 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Walland Office
5319 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Recreation
Blount County Recreation and Parks sponsers supervised year
round recreational programs for children, youth, and adults. For
more information call 865.983.9244. Senior Citizen Center in
Everett Park is staffed by a full-time director and open Monday
- Friday from 9am to 4pm. For more information call 983.9244 or
visit www.parksrec.com.
Shopping
Excellent shopping is afforded through more than 700 national
chains and home owned retail establishments providing a variety
of quality goods and services.
Taxes
Property Tax Rate Residential
Alcoa: $2.20
Maryville: $2.27
Blount County: $2.43
Sales Tax
Local: 2.25%
State: 6.00% on food and food ingredients
7.00% on all other tangible
personal property unless specifically exempt
Income Tax
There is a 6% state income tax for individuals on interest
and dividend income only. There is an annual exemption of $1,250
for single and $2,500 for married taxpayers. The tax also
exempts interest income from banks on savings accounts and
checking accounts. There are no other state or local individual
taxes.
Telephone
BellSouth New Service
557.6500
800.753.0223
Transportation
Convenient transportation makes Blount County easily
accessible for personal and business travel. Air
McGhee Tyson Airport is one of the most modern, convenient and
accessible regional airports in the U.S. With eight major
airlines and 120 arrivals and departures each day. McGhee Tyson
is among the fastest growing airports in the nation.
Airlines Serving Blount County American Eagle
800.433.7300 Comair
800.354.9822 Continental Express
800.525.0280 delta Airlines
800.221.1212 Northwest Airlines
800.225.2525 United Express
800.241.6522 US Airways Express
800.428.4322 Independence Air
800.359.3594
Bus Services
B & C Transportation
865.983.4653 Greyhound Lines
800.454.2487
Voting
To qualify as a voter in the State of Tennessee, one must be
18 years old by next election, a citizen of U.S. and a resident
of the State of Tennessee. Blount County Election Commission
383 Court St
Blount County Courthouse
865.273.5920
Utilities
The cities of Alcoa and Maryville provide their residents
with electricity, water, sewer and garbage pick up. Blount
County residents, not within the Maryville/Alcoa city limits
need to obtain garbage service offered through private companies
or utilize the sanitary landfill. City of Alcoa Utilities
441 N. Hall Rd.
865.380.4717
New Service
Proof of Address
Photo ID
$100
Must come in to set up service City of Maryville Utilities
400 W. Broadway Ave
865.981.1315
New Service
ID/Driver's License
Proof of Address
Deposits - $125
- $70 electric
- $15 Water
- $15 Sewer
- $25 Connection Fee Credit check may reduce fees.
www.ci.maryville.tn.us/custser/index.html
Townsend - Tuckaleechee Utility District
865.448.0707 | 865.448.2230 New Service
- Address
- Mailing Address
- $30 Service Charge Ft. Loudon Electric
865.856.2311 KUB
865.524.2911 Loudon Co. Utilities
865.458.2091 Sweetwater Utilities
423.337.5081
Zip Codes
Alcoa: 37701
Friendsville: 37737
Gatlinburg: 37738
Greenback: 37742
Lenior City: 37771-2
Loudon: 37774
Louisville: 37777
Maryville: 37801-4
Oak ridge: 37830-1
Rockford: 37853
Sevierville: 37862, 64, 68, 76
Seymour: 37865
Townsend: 37882
Walland: 37886
Tennessee Facts
Estimated Population: 5,900,962
Capital: Nashville
Land Area: 41,217 Miles
Nickname: Volunteer State
Counties: 95 State Symbols
State Flower: Iris
State Tree: Tulip Popular
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Gem: Tennessee Pearl
State Animal: Raccoon
State Horse: Tennessee Walking Horse
State Wildflower: Passion Flower
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