Official Name: | Orebank, Tennessee |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Tennessee#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Orebank |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 36.5567°N -82.4647°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.28 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.28 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Density Km2: | 407.23 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1440 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 37664 (Kingsport) |
Area Code: | 423 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 47-55980 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2804640 |
Population Total: | 929 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1054.48 |
Orebank is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sullivan County, Tennessee. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
It is in the northwest part of the county, bordered to the north, west, and south by the city of Kingsport. It sits on a topographic bench between Chestnut Ridge to the south and the valley of Reedy Creek to the north. Reedy Creek is a west-flowing tributary of the South Fork of the Holston River, part of the Tennessee River watershed. Orebank Road is the main street through the community, leading west into Kingsport. Downtown Kingsport is 6miles west of Orebank.