City profile · United States · North America
Knoxville
City population
190,740
#138
in United States
#3
in Tennessee
#3,036
worldwide
35.961, -83.921 · 690 km from Washington
About Knoxville
Knoxville is a city in Tennessee, United States with a population of 190,740. It is the 138th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 3,036th largest worldwide. It lies 690 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 43
Elevation
276 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
35.961, -83.921
Record updated
2025-06-25
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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