138 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1888Briceville is settled
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The town was settled in 1888 and has 175 residents today.
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Briceville, against 14% in Tennessee’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 155 Tennessee towns, just one has a lower typical home value than Briceville. Briceville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Edwards-Fowler House (Additional Documentation) and Briceville Community Church and Cemetery. Briceville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2 places in Briceville on the National Register of Historic Places.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Ordered by what stands out in Briceville.
Typical home values rose 6.6% in the year to September 2026. The typical Briceville home is worth about $119,000, up 6.6% in a year, 64% below the Tennessee typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Anderson County school district. 96 students attend Briceville’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briceville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 96 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Briceville once, in 2002. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 79% come from inland flooding and 6% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute in Briceville is 31 minutes. The median commute is under 18 miles. The top destinations are Knoxville (22%), Clinton (14%) and Oak Ridge (7%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 28°, with about 3 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Briceville. Of 31 CDC measures, Briceville beats the Tennessee average on 1 and trails it on 20. For adults in the town, the share who smoke cigarettes is 27%.
| Briceville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Briceville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 76.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Briceville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
Big draw37 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
21 mi LookoutSunsphere
18 mi State parkFrozen Head State Park
21 mi Stadium & arenaThompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
20 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a yearNeyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frozen Head State Park: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center: TN 66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain
Briceville is unincorporated, so Anderson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Where Briceville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Briceville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Briceville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
Briceville is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is named for railroad tycoon and one-term Democratic U.S. Senator Calvin S. Brice of Ohio, who was instrumental in bringing railroad service to the town. The Briceville zip code, 37710, which also includes a large remote mountain area west of the community formerly served by the now-closed Devonia post office, had a population of 1,441 as of the 2000 U.S. Census. Briceville's economy was historically based on coal mining. Briceville played an important role in three major late-19th and early-20th century incidents related to the reg…
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Briceville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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