Welcome to Clinchport ...

The town of Clinchport is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clinchport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clinchport has a population of 64 people<2> (see below for details).

Clinchport is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Clinchport: 276

The ZIP code for Clinchport: 24244<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clinchport had an population of 64 people. This is a decrease of 8.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clinchport had a population of 70 people. This makes Clinchport the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 70 people, the population of Clinchport decreased 9.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 77 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clinchport.

Communities near Clinchport ...

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

• Kingsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kingsport
  • From Clinchport to Kingsport
• Bloomingdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomingdale
  • From Clinchport to Bloomingdale
• Colonial Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
• Church Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>
• Mount Carmel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Carmel
  • From Clinchport to Mount Carmel
• Big Stone Gap
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Stone Gap
  • From Clinchport to Big Stone Gap
• Waycross
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Norton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>
• Blair Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
• Gate City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gate City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gate City
  • From Clinchport to Gate City

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 Clinchport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clinchport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clinchport. 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 Clinchport.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clinchport ...

Looking for more information about Clinchport? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Clinchport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clinchport.

Adding Clinchport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clinchport 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 Clinchport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clinchport post office opened in 1888. The Clinchport post office closed in 1979.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clinchport.