PowellTennessee
Powell, formerly known as Powell Station, is a census-designated place in Knox County, Tennessee. The area is located in the Emory Road corridor, just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak Ridge.
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About Powell
Set in the eastern part of Tennessee, Powell is a small unincorporated community.
Powell holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.54 square miles.
📰 Powell News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Powell Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named Powell — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Knoxville (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Powell
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Powell
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Powell
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Powell
- Claxton Elementary
- Copper Ridge Elementary
- Powell Elementary
- Powell High School
- Powell Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Physicians Regional Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.