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Jefferson County, Tennessee

Jefferson County is an exurban[5] county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,683.[6] Its county seat is Dandridge.[7] Jefferson County is part of the Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area with neighboring Grainger and Hamblen counties. The county, along with the Morristown MSA, is included in the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.[8]

Jefferson County

 United States

 Tennessee

June 15, 1792[1]

Thomas Jefferson[2]

Dandridge

Jefferson City

Mark Potts (R)[3][4]

314 sq mi (810 km2)

274 sq mi (710 km2)

40 sq mi (100 km2)  13%

54,683 Increase

195/sq mi (75/km2)

UTC−5 (Eastern)

UTC−4 (EDT)

37725, 37760, 37820, 37871, 37877, 37890

865

1st, 2nd

jeffersoncountytn.gov

(northeast)

Hamblen County

(southeast)

Cocke County

(south)

Sevier County

(west)

Knox County

(north)

Grainger County

Education[edit]

K-12 public education in the county is conducted by Jefferson County Public Schools.

Baneberry

Jefferson City

(partial, mostly in Hamblen)

Morristown

National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Official website

Convention and Visitors Bureau

Jefferson County Schools

Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

at Curlie

Jefferson County

36°03′N 83°27′W / 36.05°N 83.45°W / 36.05; -83.45