Athens, Tennessee | |
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![]() McMinn County Courthouse in Athens | |
Nickname: "The Friendly City"[1] | |
Motto: "Progress Since 1822" | |
![]() Location of Athens in McMinn County, Tennessee. | |
Coordinates: 35°26′53″N 84°36′7″W / 35.44806°N 84.60194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | McMinn |
Founded | 1822 |
Incorporated | 1870[2] |
Named for | Athens, Greece |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Mayor | Steven S. Sherlin |
• City Manager | Mitch Moore (interim) |
Area | |
• Total | 15.51 sq mi (40.17 km2) |
• Land | 15.51 sq mi (40.17 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 860 ft (262 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,084 |
• Density | 908.18/sq mi (350.65/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 37303 & 37371 |
Area code | 423 |
FIPS code | 47-02320[6] |
GNIS feature ID | 1304889[7] |
Website | www |
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]
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