Claiborne County, Tennessee
County seat: Tazewell · Population 33,229 (2025) · 435 sq mi
Claiborne County is the 47th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 33,229 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tazewell. It is part of the East Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Claiborne County facts
- County seat
- Tazewell
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 33,229 +3.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 435 sq mi 49th largest of 95
- Water area
- 7 sq mi
- Population density
- 77 per sq mi
- Established
- 1801
- Named after
- William C. C. Claiborne American frontier politician (c.1773–1817)
- Largest city
- Harrogate 4,454
- Median household income
- $49,379
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 47025
Cities and towns in Claiborne County
Claiborne County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Claiborne County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate | City | 4,454 | |
| New Tazewell | Town | 2,846 | |
| Tazewell (county seat) | Town | 2,363 | |
| Cumberland Gap | Town | 312 |
ZIP codes in Claiborne County
11 ZIP codes reach into Claiborne County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37715 also Campbell County
- 37724
- 37730
- 37752
- 37825 also Union County
- 37851
- 37869 also Hancock and Hawkins counties
- 37870 also Campbell and Union counties
- 37879 also Hancock County
- 37881 also Grainger, Hancock and Hawkins counties
- 40965
Population of Claiborne County, 2020–2025
Claiborne County grew by 1,188 people (+3.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,074 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,193 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 32,075 |
| 2021 | 32,047 |
| 2022 | 32,371 |
| 2023 | 32,667 |
| 2024 | 32,940 |
| 2025 | 33,229 |
Neighboring counties
- Grainger County southeast · 25,739 people
- Union County southwest · 21,450 people
- Hancock County east · 7,075 people
- Campbell County west · 40,290 people
- Bell County, Kentucky north · 22,829 people
- Lee County, Virginia northeast · 21,642 people
- Whitley County, Kentucky northwest · 37,297 people
Printable Claiborne County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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