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A town of 1,920, incorporated in 1815. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Surgoinsville’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and history; the weakest is a D− for health. Only 21 of Tennessee’s 292 towns score higher on history. Surgoinsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Surgoinsville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Stony PointWhere Surgoinsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Surgoinsville is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,132 in 1960, 1,882 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1790 and 3 maps from 1935 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Surgoinsville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Surgoinsville.
Just over a fifth of Surgoinsville adults report frequent mental distress, above both Tennessee’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (17%). Of 31 CDC measures, Surgoinsville beats the Tennessee average on 1 and trails it on 13. For adults locally, the share who report frequent physical distress is 19%.
| Surgoinsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| What stands out | Surgoinsville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.5% | 76.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools: the Hawkins County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Surgoinsville, with 562 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgoinsville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 307 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Among working residents in Surgoinsville, 2.3% work locally. Employers in Surgoinsville added 42 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 163. Its median household income is $54,000, against $61,000 in Tennessee’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Rogersville (17%), Kingsport (17%) and Morristown (6%).
| Surgoinsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Surgoinsville, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 24 of 100. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by landslides at 17%. Flood insurance has paid one claim locally since 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Surgoinsville’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $790 a month. Typical home values rose 9% in the year to September 2026. In Surgoinsville, 86% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Surgoinsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $790 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). Surgoinsville is growing: up 2.8% since 2020, to 1,920 residents (2025 estimate). Tennessee has 31% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 22%.
| Surgoinsville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.6 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 23% | 29% |
Somewhere between 36% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Surgoinsville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.6 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Surgoinsville | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.7% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.3% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.3% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
A winter brings about 6 inches of snow, with January nights at 27° and July afternoons at 87°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. In Surgoinsville, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Surgoinsville Creek Side Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Surgoinsville; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Surgoinsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
3 places in Surgoinsville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Surgoinsville is a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. The 2020 census showed a population of 1,882, an increase over the figure of 1,801 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol metropolitan area, which is a component of the Tri-Cities region. The Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant is nearby.
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2 towns share a border with Surgoinsville.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgoinsville | — | — | A− | — | B− | D− |
| Rogersville | #129 | C− | B | C | C+ | D |
| Church Hill | #51 | B− | B | A− | B− | C |
Surgoinsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Surgoinsville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Surgoinsville with a neighbor →
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
