MooresburgTN
A town of 755, settled in 1814.
Is Mooresburg a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Poor Valley Creek, at 545 acres. Mooresburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
755 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mooresburg: who provides what
Mooresburg is unincorporated, so Hawkins 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mooresburg.
A typical Mooresburg home is worth about $216K
83% of households live in a home they own in Mooresburg, against 66% in Tennessee’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Typical home values fell 3.8% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Mooresburg’s kids attend
Public schools: the Hawkins County school district. Its one school is below. Mooresburg’s only public school teaches 192 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooresburg ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 192 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Mooresburg stands out in Tennessee and nationally: a larger share of its residents live below the poverty line
Mooresburg: 3.3% of working residents work locally. In Mooresburg, the middle household income is $43,000, below both the Tennessee town median ($61,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The average commute here is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Morristown (26%), Rogersville (10%) and Kingsport (7%).
| Mooresburg | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 31% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $43,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Mooresburg, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 9 inches of snow, with January nights at 27° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Mooresburg is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA puts nearly three fifths of Mooresburg’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to landslides. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Mooresburg once, in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Mooresburg is
Just over one in ten adults binge drink in Mooresburg. CDC measures, 31 in all: Mooresburg beats Tennessee on 1 and trails on 14. Two figures for adults here: 24% smoke cigarettes, 18% have diabetes. Only 10 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Mooresburg.
| Mooresburg | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mooresburg | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.7% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 4.8% of Mooresburg
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.8 miles of trail. Mooresburg’s trail density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Mooresburg | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Poor Valley Creek | — | 545 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mooresburg
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mooresburg
About 3 of every 100 Mooresburg residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
97% of working residents leave Mooresburg for work
Where Mooresburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Mooresburg
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Mooresburg is a census-designated place (CDP) and an unincorporated town in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Its population was 941 as of the 2010 census. It is located along U.S. Route 11W between Rogersville and Bean Station.
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- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
- ZIP code
- 37811
Questions about Mooresburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mooresburg, TN a good place to live?
Mooresburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.