Oak Ridge, Tennessee

About Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge is a thriving city in eastern Tennessee counting 34,039 people who proudly call it home.

Oak Ridge holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 85.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 399 residents per square mile.

📰 Oak Ridge News Today

• Oak Ridge Wayside: The Flat Top House National Park Service (.gov) · Oct 9
• Amentum Opens Global Nuclear Headquarters in Oak Ridge, Tennessee Business Wire · Oct 8
• Another nuclear company chooses Oak Ridge for headquarters as industry continues to grow WJHL · Oct 9
• World’s First Medium/Large-scale 3D Thermoset Printer Unveiled at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Department of Energy (.gov) · Oct 8
• Amentum opens nuclear headquarters in Oak Ridge, Tennessee Investing.com · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Tennessee headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Oak Ridge Unique

• A top-25 city in Tennessee by population (#25 of 345 incorporated places).
• One of 8 places in the US named Oak Ridge — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 34,039.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Oak Ridge

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Oak Ridge

• Applebee's — american
• Aubrey's - Oak Ridge — american
• Billy's Time Out Deli — american
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• El Jinete Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Fire & Salt — american
• Hong's Asian Bistro — asian
• IHOP — breakfast
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Red Lobster — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• American Museum of Science and Energy · Museum
• The Oak Ridge History Museum · Museum
• K-25 History Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Oak Ridge

• A.K.Bissell Park reviews ★
• Big Turtle Park reviews ★
• Briarcliff Park reviews ★
• Carl Yearwood Park reviews ★
• Clark Center Park reviews ★
• Grove Park reviews ★
• Guinn Road Park reviews ★
• Melton Hill Park reviews ★
• Ridgeview Park reviews ★
• Scarboro Park reviews ★
• University of Tennessee Arboretum at Oak Ridge · Garden reviews ★
• Woodland Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Oak Ridge

• Glenwood Elementary
• Jefferson Middle School
• Linden Elementary
• Oak Ridge High School
• Preschool
• Robertsville Middle School
• Willow Brook Elementary
• Woodland Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital And Center · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Oak Ridge

🏘️ Nearby Communities