Roane County, Tennessee
County seat: Kingston · Population 57,395 (2025) · 361 sq mi
Roane County is the 30th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 57,395 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Kingston. It is part of the East Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Roane County facts
- County seat
- Kingston
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 57,395 +7.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 361 sq mi 62nd largest of 95
- Water area
- 34 sq mi
- Population density
- 159 per sq mi
- Established
- 1801
- Named after
- Archibald Roane Governor of Tennessee
- Largest city
- Kingston 6,299
- Median household income
- $71,885
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 47145
Cities and towns in Roane County
Roane County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Roane County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston (county seat) | City | 6,299 | |
| Harriman | City | 6,192 | Morgan County |
| Rockwood | City | 5,607 | |
| Oak Ridge | City | 5,095 | Anderson County |
| Oliver Springs | Town | 955 | Anderson and Morgan counties |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Midtown | 1,369 |
ZIP codes in Roane County
10 ZIP codes reach into Roane County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37748 also Morgan County
- 37763
- 37771 also Loudon County
- 37774 also Loudon and Monroe counties
- 37830 also Anderson and Knox counties
- 37840 also Morgan and Anderson counties
- 37846 also Loudon, Monroe, McMinn and Meigs counties
- 37854 also Cumberland and Morgan counties
- 37874 also Monroe, McMinn and Loudon counties
- 37880 also Meigs and McMinn counties
Population of Roane County, 2020–2025
Roane County grew by 3,851 people (+7.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 2,026 more deaths than births and a net gain of 5,824 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 53,666 |
| 2021 | 54,165 |
| 2022 | 55,279 |
| 2023 | 56,218 |
| 2024 | 56,769 |
| 2025 | 57,395 |
Neighboring counties
- Loudon County southeast · 63,764 people
- Morgan County north · 22,160 people
- Meigs County southwest · 14,186 people
- Anderson County northeast · 82,066 people
- Rhea County southwest · 34,844 people
- Cumberland County west · 66,300 people
- McMinn County south · 57,404 people
- Knox County east · 511,453 people
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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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