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Welcome to Church Hill ...

The city of Church Hill is located in Hawkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Church Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Church Hill has a population of 6,667 people<2> (see below for details).

Church Hill is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Church Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Church Hill: 423 & 729<4>

The ZIP code for Church Hill: 37642<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Church Hill had an population of 6,667 people. This is a decrease of 1.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Church Hill had a population of 6,737 people (or 11.85% of the total population of Hawkins County). This makes Church Hill the county's most populous community.

The population of Church Hill represents 0.11% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 78th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,737 people, the population of Church Hill increased 13.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,916 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Church Hill.

Communities Also Named Church Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Church Hill - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Church Hill.

Communities near Church Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Church Hill.

  • Kingsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Harrtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
  • Rogersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waycross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waycross is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
  • Spurgeon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Spurgeon is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
  • Surgoinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Sandy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Sandy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
    • Estimated population in 2014: 542 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Church Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Church Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Church Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Church Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Church Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Church Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Church Hill ...

Looking for more information about Church Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Church Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Church Hill.

Adding Church Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Church Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Church Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Church Hill post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Church Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Church Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Church Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Church Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Church Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Church Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Church Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/