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Knoxville: Fast Facts

Tennessee City Rank: 3rd

Incorporated: 1815 (settled in 1791)

Major Airport: McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)

Location: In a broad valley in the eastern region of the state between the Cumberland Mountains to the northwest and the Great Smokey Mountains to the southeast

Interstate highways: I-40 (east/west), I-75 (north/south)

GPS: Latitude 35.97N; Longitude -83.56W

Climate: Humid continental, with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters

Time Zone: EST (GMT -5)

Area Code: 865 (requested by the Tennessee Regulatory Authority; the numbers represent the letters VOL in recognition of the University of Tennessee sports teams, the Volunteers)

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