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Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Knoxville. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the east of Oak Ridge and has a population of 173,890 people.<1>

The next largest community is Maryville. It is located about 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Oak Ridge and has a population of 23,120 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Alcoa   SE20 mi [32.19 km]8,60611.27% increase
 Athens   SW39 mi [62.8 km]14,2757.98% increase
 Clinton   NE12 mi [19.31 km]9,6252.3% increase
 Crossville   W41 mi [66 km]11,59929.15% increase
 Farragut   SE8 mi [12.87 km]20,35014.84% increase
 Harriman   W15 mi [24.14 km]6,6581.28% decrease
 Jefferson City   E46 mi [74 km]8,1565.1% increase
 Kingston   SW13 mi [20.92 km]5,6076.52% increase
 La Follette   N29 mi [46.67 km]8,1943.38% increase
 Lenoir City   S10 mi [16.09 km]8,01017.47% increase
 Loudon   S15 mi [24.14 km]4,9219.94% increase
 Pigeon Forge   E42 mi [67.6 km]6,20422.05% increase
 Rockwood   W22 mi [35.41 km]5,5414.04% decrease
 Sevierville   E43 mi [69.2 km]16,84643.28% increase
 Sweetwater   S26 mi [41.84 km]6,64518.96% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bazel Town   W13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Friendsville   SE16 mi [25.75 km]9213.48% increase
 Karns   E10 mi [16.09 km]---
 Kelley Town   NW6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Laddie Village   SW13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Loudon City Park   S17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Louisville   SE16 mi [25.75 km]2,1929.55% increase
 Mahan Village   NW17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Marble City   E18 mi [28.97 km]---
 Midtown   W16 mi [25.75 km]---
 Oakdale   W14 mi [22.53 km]2353.69% decrease
 Oliver Springs   N5 mi [8.05 km]3,3260.7% increase
 Powell   E15 mi [24.14 km]---
 Tupper Town   NW6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Volunteer Village   E7 mi [11.27 km]---

Anderson County

Oak Ridge is primarily located in Anderson County. A portion of Oak Ridge extends into Roane County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anderson: Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott and Union.

While not sharing a border with Anderson, the following counties are close to Oak Ridge: Blount, Monroe and Cumberland.

Below are counties that are near Oak Ridge (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Oak Ridge:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Oak Ridge
 Blount County   SEGravelly Hills12 miles [19 km]
 Campbell County   NClinchmore17 miles [27 km]
 Cumberland County   WDeerwood23 miles [37 km]
 Fentress County   NWMount Helen37 miles [59 km]
 Grainger County   EBlaine35 miles [56 km]
 Hamilton County   ELake Forest23 miles [37 km]
 Jefferson County   EStrawberry Plains34 miles [54 km]
 Knox County   SEGallaher Ferry3 miles [4 km]
 Loudon County   SWhite Wing Ferry5 miles [8 km]
 McMinn County   SWPrigmore28 miles [45 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Oak Ridge. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oak Ridge.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Oak Ridge and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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