Official Name: | Riceville, Tennessee |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Tennessee#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | McMinn |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.64 |
Area Land Km2: | 5.64 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.18 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.18 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 688 |
Population Density Km2: | 122.01 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 316.03 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 837 |
Coordinates: | 35.3847°N -84.6931°W |
Postal Code: | 37371 |
Area Code: | 423 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1299303 |
Riceville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. It is located some 60 miles southwest of Knoxville, and midway between Knoxville and Chattanooga, and in closer proximity, between Athens and Calhoun.[3] Its population was 688 as of the 2020 census.[4]
McMinn County Schools operates public schools, including Riceville Elementary School.[5]
Riceville Is almost home to private Christian school Valley Christian Academy (K-8) it will be expanding into a high school as well to cater to grades 9–12.