Jonesborough, Tennessee

Jonesborough
Jonesborough
Town
	Washington County Courthouse in Jonesborough
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	Nickname(s): Tennessee's Oldest Town, Storytelling Capital of the World
	Location of Jonesborough in Washington County, Tennessee.
	Coordinates: 36°17′39″N 82°28′21″W / 36.29417°N 82.47250°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Washington
Incorporated	1779
Named for	Willie Jones
Government
• Type	Mayor-council-administrator
• Mayor	Chuck Vest
• Town Administrator	Glenn Rosenoff
• Town Council	Aldermen
Area
• Total	5.32 sq mi (13.79 km2)
• Land	5.32 sq mi (13.79 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,729 ft (527 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,860
• Density	1,100.68/sq mi (424.98/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37659
Area code	423
FIPS code	47-38540
GNIS feature ID	2405919
Website	www.jonesborough.com

Jonesborough (/ˈdʒoʊnzbʌrə/; historically also Jonesboro) is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. Its population was 5,860 as of 2020. It is "Tennessee's oldest town".

Jonesborough is part of the Johnson City metropolitan area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities" region.

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