Athens, Tennessee
Athens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States[8] and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga.[9] The population was 14,084 at the 2020 census. The population of the zipcode area is at 23,726 [10]
This article is about the city in Tennessee. For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation).
University and vocational school:
McMinn County Schools operates public high schools serving the city.[27]
High schools:
Athens City Schools operates public elementary and middle schools.[27]
Middle schools:
Elementary schools:
Rogers Creek and E.K. Baker schools, operated by McMinn Schools, are not in the Athens city limits, despite having Athens postal addresses.[28][29]
Private schools:
Fairview Christian Academy ( K-12)
Christ Legacy Academy (K-12)
McMinn County is covered by both the Chattanooga and Knoxville[33] media markets. Athens is served by one daily newspaper publication, The Daily Post Athenian as well as seven radio stations, (four FM, and three AM), and one Comcast TV channel, 95.