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Rocky Top, TN

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Population
1,681
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
870 ft
Median Home Value
$149,100
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$690/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$32,868
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in TennesseePopulation rankingHighest population places in TennesseeNearest larger communityOak Ridge, Tennessee19 miles away · 35,395 residents.

About Rocky Top

Rocky Top is an Anderson-and-Campbell County city with three names in its recent map history: Coal Creek, Lake City, and Rocky Top. Coal Creek’s mining past includes the 1891 Coal Creek War, when miners resisted the use of unpaid convict labor. After Norris Dam created Norris Lake, the city adopted Lake City in 1936; in 2014 it changed the name again to Rocky Top. Norris Lake and Norris Dam State Park sit nearby, but the strongest local thread runs underground, through coal, labor, and the museum that keeps that story in town.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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